Chris Heister

Chris Heister
Member of Parliament
In office 1991–2002
Governor of Västerbotten County
In office 2008–2012
Governor of Stockholm County
In office 2012–2017
Personal details
Born	18 September 1950
Political party	Moderate Party

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]

References

1. "Sök personer | Birthday.se". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
2. "Chris Heister ny landshövding i Västerbotten - Regionala nyheter | sv…". Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
3. "Regeringen utser Chris Heister till ny landshövding i Stockholms län". Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

Preceded by Ingela Nylund Watz	Chief Commissioner of the Stockholm County Council 2006-2008	Succeeded by Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd
Preceded by Lorentz Andersson	Governor of Västerbotten County 2008–2012	Succeeded by Magdalena Andersson
Preceded by Per Unckel (dead 20 September 2011) Katarina Kämpe (temporary, after Unckel's death)	Governor of Stockholm County 2012–2017	Succeeded by Sven-Erik Österberg