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Swedish politician (born 1952) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barbro Holmberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbǎrːbroː ˈhɔ̂lmbærj]; born 7 April 1952) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. As a consequence of the change of government following the 2006 government election, she left office on 6 October 2006, and in 2008 she was appointed the governor of Gävleborg County.
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Barbro Holmberg | |
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Governor of Gävleborg | |
In office 21 January 2008 – 31 July 2015 (7 years, 191 days) | |
Appointed by | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Christer Eirefelt |
Succeeded by | Per Bill |
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy | |
In office 10 October 2003 – 6 October 2006 (2 years, 361 days) | |
Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Jan O. Karlsson |
Succeeded by | Tobias Billström |
Personal details | |
Born | Lycksele, Västerbotten County, Sweden | 7 April 1952
Political party | Social Democratic |
Spouse | Thomas Nordegren |
Children | 3, including Elin Nordegren |
Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Holmberg was born in Lycksele, Västerbotten, and grew up in Jörn.[1] She has a degree in social work from Stockholm University.[citation needed]
She was married to radio journalist Thomas Nordegren and has three children, including Elin Nordegren, who has been married to the American golfer Tiger Woods.[2]
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