Lena Rådström Baastad

Lena Rådström Baastad
Governor of Örebro County
Assumed office
1 March 2023
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byMaria Larsson
Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
In office
27 August 2016 – 6 November 2021
LeaderStefan Löfven
Preceded byCarin Jämtin
Succeeded byTobias Baudin
Mayor of Örebro Municipality
In office
1 June 2011 – 27 February 2016
Preceded byKent Persson
Succeeded byKenneth Nilsson
Personal details
Born (1974-04-04) 4 April 1974 (age 50)
Örebro, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Lena Therese Rådström Baastad, née Larsson, (born 4 April 1974) is a Swedish politician and civil servant who currently serves as Governor of Örebro County since 2023. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she previously served as Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party from 2016 to 2021[1] and as Mayor of Örebro Municipality from 2011 to 2016.

During the spring of 2016, between serving as Mayor and before being elected Secretary-General, Rådström Baastad worked as a consultant at Gaia Leadership.[2] She was Member of the Riksdag, representing Örebro County, from September 2018 until her resignation in September 2021.[3]

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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Örebro Municipality
2011—2016
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Social Democratic Party
2016—2021
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Örebro County
2023—
Succeeded by
Incumbent