Mayor Sten Nordin was born in 1956 in Nyköping, south of Stockholm. He studied Economics and Sociology at Uppsala University, and has held a number of Public Functions since the early 1980's. Mr Sten Nordin is a true veteran in municipal politics! He lives in the centre of Stockholm with his wife and two children.

Current Public Functions

-Mayor of the City of Stockholm

-Group leader of the Moderate Party in the City of Stockholm

-President of the City Executive Board

Previous Public Functions

-Member of the Swedish Parliament (2006-2008)

-Government's special spokesperson for the dialogue with municipalities about asylum seekers (2008)

-Opposition Vice Mayor, City of Stockholm (1994-1998 and 2002-2006)

-Vice Mayor responsible for Traffic and Real Estate, City of Stockholm (1998-2002)

-Member of the Executive Board, City of Stockholm (1994-2006)

-Member of the Executive Board, Swedish Association for Local and regional Government

-Vice President of the Stockholm-Mälar Region Council

International Engagements

-Member of EUROCITIES Executive Committee

-Member of Metropolis Executive Committee

-Member of the World Council of United Cities and Local Governments

City Profile

Stockholm, the largest city in Scandinavia, is a meeting place for people of different cultures, a gateway for new ideas and a centre for culture, sports and entertainment. It is one of the world's most beautiful cities, with excellent public services and an enviable waterfront location. It is a rapidly growing city with 800,000 inhabitants.

The European Commission has chosen Stockholm as Europe's first Green Capital 2010, commending its long-term focus on environmental issues.

Stockholm is one of the most knowledge intense and innovative regions in the world with one of the world's largest ICT clusters, a world-leading clean tech cluster and one of Europe's largest life sciences clusters. The city was awarded Intelligent Community of the Year 2009. Stockholm has methodically and substantially redefined the possibilities of urban living and sets an example of how technology can play a role to enhance economic and social development.