Berit Högman(born 14 August 1958) is a

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and civil servant who currently serves as Governor of Västernorrland County since 16 April 2018. A member of the

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, she was

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(MP) from 2002 to 2018, representing

Värmland County Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince C ...

. She was chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Cultural Affairs from 2010 to 2012.

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Berit Högman
at the Riksdag website 1958 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub