Filippa Reinfeldt

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Filippa Desiree Amanda Cay Reinfeldt (née Holmberg, born June 14, 1967 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She has been Municipal Commissioner (Swedish: kommunalråd) of Täby, Uppland, since 2002 and Mayor and Chairperson of the Täby Municipal Executive since 2005.[1][2] Previously Reinfeldt was an appointed to various posts (förtroendevald) in the Stockholm City Council from 1991 to 1994 and councillor in the Stockholm County Council from 1994.[citation needed]

She is married since 1992 to Moderate Party leader and Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, with whom she has three children.[3] Filippa Reinfeldt's position as a politician was used by the Swedish Social Democratic Party to criticize Fredrik Reinfeldt during the 2006 Swedish general election.[4] Following the 2006 general election Filippa Reinfeldt was re-elected as a Mayor in Täby with the Moderate Party alone gaining over 50 % of the votes in the Täby municipal election. She resigned shortly afterwards in order to become County Commissioner of Health Services in the administration of Chris Heister.

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  1. ^ Förtroendevalda i kommunfullmäktige 2003-2006 (Swedish)
  2. ^ Nytt kommunalråd i Täby, Sveriges Radio, January 18, 2005 (Swedish)
  3. ^ ”Jag känner mig som en tjej”, Aftonbladet, September 23, 2006 (Swedish)
  4. ^ S kritiserar Filippa Reinfeldt, Dagens Nyheter, August 24, 2006 (Swedish)

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Preceded by
Stefan Klåvus		 Mayor of Täby
2005—2006		 Succeeded by
Leif Gripestam
Preceded by
Inger Ros		 Health Service Commissioner of the Stockholm County
2006—		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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