Swedish politician
Linda Modig |
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Born | Linda Ylivainio 1975 |
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Nationality | Swedish |
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Occupation | Politician |
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Linda Modig, née Ylivainio,[1] (born 1975) is a Swedish Centre Party politician. In the 2018 parliamentary election, she was elected Member of Parliament for Norrbotten County constituency.
Modig has been involved in the Center Party since 1988.[2] In 2008, she became Övertorneå's first female municipal councillor. Modig has worked as a political expert for Maud Olofsson and as chief of staff for the Centre Party leader Annie Lööf. In 2013, she took a break from her political assignments to study to become a priest,[3] but in 2017, she returned to politics and was elected to the Center Party Party Board.[4]
Modig lives in Övre Kuivakangas in Övertorneå and is a trained jurist.[2]
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