About Sten Nordin
Born 1956. Sten Nordin is a Swedish politician and civil servant.
Sten Nordin (born 18 February 1956) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party and the governor of Blekinge County. He served as mayor of Stockholm from 2008 to 2014.
Educated at the University of Uppsala, he was chairman of the Heimdal Association, the Free Moderate Party Student Union.
Nordin was elected as a member of the Stockholm City Council from 1992, and was vice chair of the Moderate group from 1994-2006. Leaving municipal politics, he was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 until 2008. During his time in the Riksdag he was a member of the Transport Committee and Tax Committee.
Returning to city politics, in late April 2008, he was elected mayor of Stockholm. He left the role following the election of 2014.
On 1 October 2017, he was appointed governor of Blekinge County.
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Swedish politician and civil servant
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Sten Nordin was born on 18 February 1956 in Nyköping.
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