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. 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).

Lövdén was born in Malmö. He is the son of Sten Lövdén and Inga Lövdén (née Roslind). He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Lund University (1975).

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. He was Governor of Halland County between January 2005 and January 2014. He is currently president of MKB Fastighets AB, the local municipal housing company in Malmö.

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