He joined the board after serving six years as an elected MLA and cabinet minister for the government of British Columbia, where his various responsibilities included three
cabinet posts encompassing economic development, labour and small business.
It
encompasses the island of Stadsholmen and three islets of Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen and Strömsborg, with plenty of tourism attractions scattered here and there: the Royal Palace (Kungliga Slottet), the Royal Chapel (Storkyrkan), the Nobel Museum, the
Post Museum, the Royal Coin
Cabinet or Riddarholmskyrkan.