Barbro Holmberg
| Barbro Holmberg | |
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| Governor of Gävleborg | |
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In office 21 January 2008 – 31 July 2015 (7 years, 191 days) |
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| Appointed by | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
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| Succeeded by | Per Bill |
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In office 10 October 2003 – 6 October 2006 (2 years, 361 days) |
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| Preceded by | Jan O. Karlsson |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Billström |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 7, 1952 Stensele, Västerbotten County |
| Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas Nordegren |
| Children |
Elin Nordegren Josefin Nordegren |
| Alma mater | |
Barbro Holmberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbarbroː ˈhɔlmˈbærj]; born April 7, 1952) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On October 10, 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 October 6, 2006, and in 2008 was appointed the governor of Gävleborg County.
Holmberg was born in Stensele, Västerbotten. She has a degree in social work from the Department of Social Work, .
She has been married twice. Her marriage to radio journalist Thomas Nordegren produced three children: one son, Axel and twin daughters Elin and Josefin. Elin Nordegren was married to Tiger Woods, an American professional golf player. Holmberg has two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie, both children of her daughter Elin and Woods.
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