Minoo Akhtarzand is the current governor of Jönköping County

Jönköping County

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, Sweden

Sweden

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Biography

Minoo Akhtarzand was born and raised in Tehran. Her father was a high rank officer in the Shah's army. At the age of 17 she moved to Stockholm

Stockholm

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 to study at the Royal Institute of Technology

Royal Institute of Technology

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. Later she held various managerial posts at the Swedish energy company Vattenfall

Vattenfall

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 and was the director of the former regional labour agency in Uppsala

Uppsala

- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

. In February 2008 she was appointed Director-General at Banverket

Banverket

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, the Swedish Rail Administration. She was elected a Vice-President of European Rail Infrastructure Managers

European Rail Infrastructure Managers

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 in June 2009. She became the last Director-General of Banverket as that government agency merged with the Swedish Road Administration

Swedish Road Administration

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 (Vägverket) in 2010 to create the new Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). In September 2010 she was appointed the governor of Jönköping County.