 Paul Lindquist has a BSc in Business Administration from Uppsala University in Sweden.He has worked for IBM (1989-1993) and telecom gigant Ericsson (1993-2002) in various marketing and management positions before being appointed mayor and chairman of the municipal executive board in 2003.He served 3 consecutive terms before stepping down in November 2014 after being appointed county council commissioner, responsible for capital expenditure and real estate.