Helene Hellmark Knutsson

Helene Hellmark Knutsson
Governor of Västerbotten County
Assumed office
1 August 2020
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson
Ulf Kristersson
Preceded byMagdalena Andersson
Minister for Higher Education and Research
In office
3 October 2014 – 21 January 2019
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byJan Björklund
Succeeded byMatilda Ernkrans
Personal details
Born (1969-09-12) 12 September 1969 (age 54)
Political partySocial Democrats

Marie Helene Hellmark Knutsson (born 12 September 1969) is a Swedish politician and civil servant who currently serves as Governor of Västerbotten County since 1 August 2020.[1]

A member of the Social Democrats, she served as Minister for Higher Education and Research in the cabinet of Stefan Löfven from October 2014 to January 2019.[2]

She has studied statistics, history and macroeconomics at Stockholm University.[3]

  1. ^ "Ex-minister blir landshövding". Rikspolitik (in Swedish). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  2. ^ Helene Hellmark Knutsson blir minister Sveriges Television.
  3. ^ "Fakta: Helene Hellmark Knutsson". www.svt.se. SVT Nyheter. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2020.