Bo Lundgren is director general of the Swedish National Debt Office, responsible for cash management, debt management, state guarantees and loans, deposit insurance, investor protection and bank support. He is also chairman of the National Government Employee Pensions Board and vice chairman of the National Property Board. From 1975 to 2004, Lundgren was a member of Parliament and active in economic policy. He also served as minister for Fiscal and Financial Affairs from 1991 to 1994, implementing tax reforms and budget consolidation measures. Lungren was leader of the Moderate party, the main center-right party in Sweden, and vice president of the European Peoples Party in the European Union. He has also been a member of the boards of SAS Sweden AB and Vin & Sprit AB. Lundgren is the author of "Lower Tax for All" and "When the Bubble Burst." He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Lund University in 2010 and his B.Sc. degree from Lund in 1974.

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Global Banking Regulation