Carin Jämtin (born 3 August 1964 in Stockholm) is a Swedish civil servant and former politician who has served as Governor of Västernorrland County since 1 September 2023.

Jämtin began her political career in the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, and was a board member of the organization from 1990 to 1992, thereafter serving as treasurer and acting secretary.

[2] She decided to keep her seat in parliament for at least two months, citing her desire to fight for proposals made by Social-Democrats from Stockholm.

On 23 November 2006, Sweden's biggest newspaper Aftonbladet (independently social-democratic), endorsed Jämtin as party leader,[3] but she declined running.

On 16 August 2016, Jämtin announced her intention to resign as party secretary in order to fulfill her position as Member of the Riksdag.