Barbro Holmberg | |
Order: | Governor of Gävleborg |
Term Start: | 21 January 2008 |
Term End: | 31 July 2015 |
Appointed: | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Predecessor: | Christer Eirefelt |
Order2: | Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy |
Term Start2: | 10 October 2003 |
Term End2: | 6 October 2006 |
Primeminister2: | Göran Persson |
Predecessor2: | Jan O. Karlsson |
Successor2: | Tobias Billström |
Birth Date: | 7 April 1952 |
Birth Place: | Lycksele, Västerbotten County, Sweden |
Spouse: | Thomas Nordegren |
Party: | Social Democratic |
Children: | 3, including Elin Nordegren |
Alma Mater: | Stockholm University |
Barbro Holmberg (pronounced as /sv/; born 7 April 1952) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. 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, Västerbotten, and grew up in Jörn.[1] She has a degree in social work.[2]
She was married to radio journalist Thomas Nordegren and has three children, including Elin Nordegren, who has been married to the American golfer Tiger Woods.[3]