Chris Heister

{{Short description|Swedish politician (born 1950)}}

{{infobox officeholder|image=Chris Heister 04.JPG|office=Member of Parliament|term_start=1991|term_end=2002|party=Moderate Party|office1=Governor of Västerbotten County|term_start1=2008|term_end1=2012|office2=Governor of Stockholm County|term_start2=2012|term_end2=2017|birth_date=18 September 1950}}

Chris Heister (born Gun Christina Heister; 18 September 1950, in Östhammar){{cite web |url=http://www.birthday.se/sok/?f=Chris&l=Heister |title=Sök personer | Birthday.se |accessdate=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120728125859/http://www.birthday.se/sok/?f=Chris&l=Heister |archivedate=2012-07-28 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://svt.se/2.33919/1.1020730/utskriftsvanligt_format |title = Chris Heister ny landshövding i Västerbotten - Regionala nyheter | sv… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715012901/http://svt.se/2.33919/1.1020730/utskriftsvanligt_format |archive-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead}} From 1 February 2012 to 31 August 2017, she served as governor of Stockholm County.{{cite web|url=http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/14414/a/181671 |title=Regeringen utser Chris Heister till ny landshövding i Stockholms län |accessdate=2012-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128031435/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/14414/a/181671 |archivedate=2012-01-28 }}