| Lars-Erik Lövdén | |
| Office1: | Governor of Halland County |
| Term Start1: | January 2005 |
| Term End1: | January 2014 |
| Predecessor1: | Karin Starrin |
| Successor1: | Lena Sommestad |
| Office2: | Minister for Housing and Local Government |
| Term Start2: | 16 November 1998 |
| Term End2: | 21 October 2004 |
| Predecessor2: | Lars Engqvist |
| Successor2: | Mona Sahlin |
| Office3: | Minister of the Interior |
| Term Start3: | 16 November 1998 |
| Term End3: | 31 December 1998 |
| Predecessor3: | Lars Engqvist |
| Office4: | Member of the Riksdag |
| Constituency4: | Malmö Municipality |
| Term Start4: | 10 January 1980 |
| Term End4: | 31 October 2004 |
| Predecessor4: | Arne Pettersson[1] |
| Successor4: | Hillevi Larsson[2] |
| Birth Name: | Lars-Erik Lövdén |
| Birth Place: | Malmö, Sweden |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma Mater: | Lund University |
Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950) is a Swedish politician, former government minister and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Malmö Municipality between January 1980 and October 2004.[3] He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag twice: between October 1979 and November 1979 (for Grethe Lundblad); and between November 1979 and December 1979 (for Eric Holmqvist).[3] [4] [5]
Lövdén was born in Malmö.[6] He is the son of Sten Lövdén and Inga Lövdén (née Roslind).[6] He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Lund University (1975).[6]
Lövdén was Minister for Housing and Local Government between November 1998 and October 2004 and Minister of the Interior between November 1998 and December 1998.[7] [8] He was Governor of Halland County between January 2005 and January 2014.[7] [9] He is currently president of MKB Fastighets AB, the local municipal housing company in Malmö.[10] [11]