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

Social Democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote soci ...

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

Swedish Government The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority. The Government consists of the Prime Ministerappointed and dismissed by the Speaker of the R ...

. 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 Lycksele (; sma, Liksjoe; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants ...

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the provi ...

, and grew up in

Jörn Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2010. Vladimir Lenin made his last stop in Sweden at the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a mea ...

. She has a degree in

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

from

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

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

Elin Nordegren Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (; formerly Woods; born 1 January 1980) is the Swedish-born ex-wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods. Nordegren has worked as a model and nanny. Early life and education Nordegren was born in Stockholm. Her moth ...

, who has been married to the American golfer

Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...

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 An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

*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 County governors of Sweden Stockholm University alumni Swedish Ministers for Migration and Asylum Policy Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Women government ministers of Sweden 21st-century Swedish women politicians People from Lycksele Municipality Women county governors of Sweden