Barbro Holmberg

Swedish politician

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Barbro Holmberg
Holmberg in September 2012

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	(1952-04-07) 7 April 1952 (age 72) Lycksele, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic
Spouse	Thomas Nordegren
Children	3, including Elin Nordegren
Alma mater	Stockholm University

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.

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]

Career

2008 – Governor of Gävleborg County
2003 – Minister, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2003 – Director-General, Swedish Migration Board
2002 – State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1999 – Political Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1999 – Project Leader, the Children's Project, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1998 – Secretary of the Committee appointed to review the activities of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman
1996 – Secretary of the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (appointed to review Swedish legislation and practice in relation to the UN Convention)
1995 – Editor, Socialpolitik magazine
1989 – Freelance (assignments from the National Institute of Public Health, National Board of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly, Swedish Association of Local Authorities, etc.)
1980 – Editor, PsykologTidningen magazine
1977 – Information Officer, National Association for Aid to Drug Abusers (RFHL)
1976 – Research Assistant, National Board of Health and Welfare

References

^ Rogeman, Anneli (24 October 2003). "Pappas hemby ger kraft". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Woods' mother-in-law taken to hospital". RTÉ. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.