Barbro Holmberg (; born 7 April 1952) is a Swedish

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politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the

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. 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

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, and grew up in Jörn. She has a degree in

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. She was married to radio journalist Thomas Nordegren and has three children, including

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, who has been married to the American golfer

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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

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*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

External links

Press release from the Swedish Government regarding Holmberg's appointment to landshövding (Swedish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmberg, Barbro 1952 births Living people Governors of Gävleborg County Stockholm University alumni Ministers for migration and asylum policy of Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Women government ministers of Sweden 21st-century Swedish women politicians People from Lycksele Municipality Women county governors of Sweden