Office: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start: | 1991 |
Term End: | 2002 |
Party: | Moderate Party |
Office1: | Governor of Västerbotten County |
Term Start1: | 2008 |
Term End1: | 2012 |
Office2: | Governor of Stockholm County |
Term Start2: | 2012 |
Term End2: | 2017 |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1950 |
Chris Heister (born Gun Christina Heister; 18 September 1950, in Östhammar)[1] is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and former Leader of the Opposition on Stockholm County Council. She was elected to the Riksdag in 1991 and served until 2002. 1999 - 2003 she was deputy chairman of the party. In 2002, she chose to step down from the Riksdag to pursue a career in Stockholm's local politics. Having experience as a health spokesman in the Rikdag, she is very active on health issues - the main function of Stockholm County Council.
Heister was appointed governor of Västerbotten County in 2008 and served in this capacity until 2012.[2] From 1 February 2012 to 31 August 2017, she served as governor of Stockholm County.[3]