Olivia Wigzell

Who is Olivia Wigzell?

Selma Olivia Jacobson Wigzell is a former swedish politician, and a former member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. She was Municipal Commissioner and Vice mayor of Stockholm Municipality between 1998 and 2000, and County Council Councilor of Stockholm County.

After leaving politics Olivia has worked at the Swedish Association of Health Professionals and as secretary in Ansvarskommittén. In april 2007 Olivia was employed by the National Board of Health and Welfare, which she left in 2008 for the job as head of the Division for Public Health and Health Care, at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. In 2011 she was named the 6th most influential person in Swedish health policy.