Chris Heister

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.

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

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]