Barbro Holmberg

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Barbro Holmberg
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Barbro Holmberg (born April 7, 1952, Stensele, Lappland, Sweden) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On October 10, 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. As a consequence of the 2006 government election she left office on October 6, 2006.

She has a degree in social work from the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University.

She has been married twice. Her marriage with radio journalist Thomas Nordegren produced three children: one son, Axel and twin daughters Elin and Josefin. Elin is married to Tiger Woods which makes Barbro Tiger Woods' mother-in-law.

[edit] Career

2003 – Minister, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
2003 – Director-General, Swedish Migration Board
2002 – State Secretary , Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1999 – Political Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1999 – Project Leader, the Children's Project, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1998 – Secretary of the Committee appointed to review the activities of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman
1996 – Secretary of the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (appointed to review Swedish legislation and practice in relation to the UN Convention)
1995 – Editor, Socialpolitik magazine
1989 – Freelance (assignments from the National Institute of Public Health, National Board of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Swedish Alcohol Retailing Monopoly, Swedish Association of Local Authorities, etc.)
1980 – Editor, PsykologTidningen magazine
1977 – Information Officer, National Association for Aid to Drug Abusers (RFHL)
1976 – Research Assistant, National Board of Health and Welfare