Britt Bohlin Olsson (born 1956) is a Swedish

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, who served as Secretary-General of the Nordic Council since 2014 until 2021. She was a

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of the

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from 1988 to 2008. She served as County Governor of

Jämtland County Jämtland County (, ) is a county or '' län'' in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the countie ...

from 2008 to 2014, and was replaced in the Riksdag by Renée Jeryd.

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Britt Bohlin Olsson
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Jämtland County
Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Living people 1956 births Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians Governors of Jämtland County Women county governors of Sweden {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub