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Cecilia Schelin Seidegård

b. 1954

Swedish biochemist and civil servant

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About Cecilia Schelin Seidegård

Born 1954. Cecilia Schelin Seidegård is a Swedish biochemist and ämbetsman.

Cecilia Schelin Seidegård (born 18May 1954, in Stockholm as Irene Cecilia Schelin), is a Swedish biochemist who served as Governor of Gotland County from 2010 to 2018 (including a two-year extension beyond December 2016).

Seidegård grew up in Visby. In her youth, she was active in the Free Students, a political party of a students' union. For 1981–82, she was vice-chairman of the Swedish National Union of Students.

She obtained a Ph.D. in biochemistry, and then worked in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the Astra Group, where she was director of research at AstraZeneca. In 2003–2004, she was CEO of Huddinge University Hospital AB, and in 2004–2007 she was Director of the merged Karolinska University Hospital. Since 2004 she has been Chairman of the Board of the Royal Institute of Technology. Since 2008, she has also been chairman of the Systembolaget. She was elected in 2007 as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. From 2010 to 2018 she was County Governor of Gotland and in 2019 she was appointed County Governor of Kalmar County for one year.

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Lund University
Positions held
Governor of Gotland County, Governor of Kalmar County
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Also known as
Cecilia Iréne Schelin Seidegård

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Who is Cecilia Schelin Seidegård?

Swedish biochemist and civil servant

When was Cecilia Schelin Seidegård born?

Cecilia Schelin Seidegård was born on 18 May 1954 in Enskede-Årsta parish.

What is Cecilia Schelin Seidegård's occupation?

Cecilia Schelin Seidegård is a biochemist and ämbetsman.

What nationality is Cecilia Schelin Seidegård?

Cecilia Schelin Seidegård is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cecilia Schelin Seidegård

· Wikidata: Q4977300

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