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Mikael ”Igge” Holmberg (196627 July 2020) was an Ålandic politician and member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, he was a member of the legislature from November 2011 to October 2019. Holmberg was born in 1966 in
Mariehamn Mariehamn ( , ; fi, Maarianhamina ; la, Portus Mariae) is the capital city, capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finland, Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government of Åland, Government and Parliament of Åland, ...
. He held various jobs including sign language interpreter and an assistant for schoolchildren with problems. He was elected to the municipal council in
Mariehamn Mariehamn ( , ; fi, Maarianhamina ; la, Portus Mariae) is the capital city, capital of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finland, Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government of Åland, Government and Parliament of Åland, ...
in 2007 and served as the Social Democrats group leader on the council. A tumour was discovered in one of Holmberg's kidneys in April 2019. The tumour was removed but the cancer had spread. He died on 27 July 2020 aged 54.


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