Ulla Hamilton (m), Commissioner of Environment and Real Estate (miljö och bostadsbolagsborgarråd) Lotta Edholm (fp), Commissioner of Education (skolborgarråd) Madeleine Sjöstedt (fp), Commissioner of Culture and Sports (kulturborgarråd) Kristina Alvendal (m), Commissioner of Housing and Integration (bostads- och integrationsborgarråd) Ulf Kristersson (m), Commissioner of Social Services (socialborgarråd) Ewa Samuelsson (kd), Commissioner of Senior Citizen's Service (äldrevårdsborgarråd) Carin Jämtin (s), Commissioner in Opposition (oppositionsborgarråd) Roger Mogert (s), Commissioner in Opposition (oppositionsborgarråd) Ann-Margarethe Livh (v), Commissioner in Opposition (oppositionsborgarråd) Yvonne Ruwaida (mp), Commissioner in Opposition (oppositionsborgarråd) District Councils The municipality is subdivided into 13 districts. These districts are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "boroughs" in English. They are, however, no legal entities or juristic persons of their own, but committees of the municipality itself. These districts are administered by District Councils, stadsdelsnämnder, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. The members of these councils are not directly elected by the inhabitants of the respective districts, but rather appointed by the kommunfullmäktige (municipal assembly). Effective January 1, 2007 the number of district councils was reduced from 18 to 14 through a number of merges. Maria-Gamla stan and Katarina-Sofia now form Södermalm borough, Enskede-Årsta and Vantör now form Enskede-Årsta-Vantör, Hägersten and Liljeholmen now form Hägersten-Liljeholmen, and Kista and Rinkeby now form Rinkeby-Kista. Twin Towns - Sister Cities The policy of Stockholm is to have informal town twinning with all capitals of the world, its main focus being those in northern Europe. Stockholm does not sign any formal town twinning treaties, although the city claims to have established such treaties in the past which are still valid. The cities claiming to have been twinned with Stockholm are: Notable people Kerstin Abram-Nilsson (1931-1998), artist, debater, and social activist References External links Geography of Stockholm Government of Stockholm Municipalities of Stockholm County Metropolitan Stockholm Stockholm urban area