Sten Nordin

Swedish politician and mayor

Sten Nordin


19th Mayor of Stockholm
In office 28 April 2008 – 20 October 2014
Preceded by	Kristina Axén Olin
Succeeded by	Karin Wanngård
38th Governor of Blekinge County
In office 1 October 2017 – 31 January 2021
Preceded by	Berit Andnor
Succeeded by	Ulrica Messing

Personal details
Born	Sten Roland Nordin (1956-02-18) 18 February 1956 (age 68) Tystberga, Södermanland, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party
Spouse	Hanna Hesser Nordin

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.^[1]