Filippa Reinfeldt | |
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Health Service Commissioner of | |
In office 2006–2014 |
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Preceded by | Inger Ros |
Succeeded by | Anna Starbrink |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 6 October 2006 – 20 February 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Anitra Steen |
Succeeded by | Ulla Löfvén |
Personal details | |
Born |
Filippa Désirée Amanda Cay Holmberg 14 June 1967 , Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse(s) |
Fredrik Reinfeldt (1992-2013; divorced) |
Children | Gustav Reinfeldt, Erik Reinfeldt and Ebba Reinfeldt. |
Filippa Désirée Amanda Cay Reinfeldt (born Holmberg 14 June 1967 in ) is a Swedish health care consult and former politician of the Moderate Party. She served as from 2006 to 2014, with responsible for health care, social affairs and hospitals in . She was previously Mayor of Täby Municipality from 2005 to 2006.
She was married to former Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 1992 until their divorcement in 2013. They have three children together.
Reinfeldt was Municipal Commissioner (Swedish: kommunalråd) of Täby, Uppland, from 2002 and Mayor and Chairperson (Mayor) of the Täby Municipal Executive from 2005 until 2006. Reinfeldt was appointed to several posts (förtroendevald) in the from 1991 to 1994 and councillor in the from 1994.
Filippa Reinfeldt's position as a politician was used by the Swedish Social Democratic Party to criticise Fredrik Reinfeldt during the 2006 Swedish general election. Following the 2006 general election Filippa Reinfeldt was re-elected as a Mayor in Täby with the Moderate Party alone gaining over 50% of the votes in the Täby municipal election. She resigned shortly afterwards in order to become County Commissioner of Health Services in the administration of Chris Heister.
On 16 October 2014 she challenged incumbent Finance Commissioner Torbjörn Rosdahl following the 2014 general election but lost, with the votes 20 for her against 22 for Rosdahl. She subsequently announced that she will retire from politics.