Mats Nordberg (14 April 1958 – 15 January 2023) was a Swedish politician and member of the

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representing the

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party for the constituency of

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...

. Nordberg also worked as a

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and in forestry. He served on Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy in the Swedish parliament. Nordberg died in office on 15 January 2023, at the age of 64 after a period of illness. His Riksdag seat was taken over by

Daniel Lönn Daniel Lönn (born 18 August 2001) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats party who was substitute Member of the Riksdag in 2023, serving due to parental leave of Sara Gille. He represented the Dalarna County constituency. Lönn was ...

and later

Rasmus Giertz Rasmus Giertz (born 3 June 1994 in Enköping) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats party who has served as a Member of the Riksdag for the Dalarna County constituency since September 2022. Biography Giertz was elected regional leader ...

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