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Helen Eliasson

Helen Eliasson

Margareta Helén Eliasson, born 1971 in Sandhult, Borås, is a Swedish Social Democrat and former unit manager in elderly care.

Born
1971 (55 years)
Party
Social Democrats
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Social Democrats)
Placing of the Social Democrats as commonly given by reference works; no source opened for it
Ideology: social democracy

<1%Probability · Regional Board Chair of Västra Götaland?

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She has been a regional councillor since 2010 and chairs the regional board of Västra Götaland since 2022. She announced in autumn 2025 that she would not seek re-election in 2026, and is named among the possible contenders for regional board chair of Region Västra Götaland.

Career

Eliasson worked as an elderly-care unit manager in Borås before entering regional politics. She has been a regional councillor since 2010. After the Social Democrats lost control in 2014 she became party group leader and vice chair of the regional board, holding both until 2022. She chaired the regional board from 2022. In autumn 2025 she said she would not stand for re-election as regional councillor in 2026.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia (Swedish)

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Regional Board Chair of Västra Götaland?

OutcomeLeft – RightProbability
My Alnebratt98%
Lars Holmin1%
Madeleine JonssonCentre-left<1%
Helen EliassonCentre-left<1%
Cecilia Andersson<1%
Håkan Lösnitz<1%
Jonas Andersson<1%
Carina Örgård<1%
Stefan Svensson<1%

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