Sten Nordin (born 18 February 1956), is a Swedish politician of the

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and the governor of

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. He served as

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from 2008 to 2014. Educated at the

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, he was chairman of the Heimdal Association, the Free Moderate Party Student Union. Nordin was elected as a member of the Stockholm City Council from 1992, and was vice chair of the Moderate group from 1994-2006. Leaving municipal politics, he was a

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of the

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from 2006 until 2008. During his time in the Riksdag he was a member of the Transport Committee and Tax Committee. Returning to city politics, in late April 2008, he was elected

. He left the role following the election of 2014. On 1 October 2017, he was appointed

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Riksdagen: Sten Nordin (m)
* 1956 births Living people People from Nyköping Municipality Mayors of Stockholm Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party Uppsala University alumni 21st-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-mayor-stub