The issue was debated throughout the 1990s and the final decision came in 2004 where all military presence in Östersund was ended. Upon delivering the message the Swedish Minister for Defence Leni Björklund was publicly booed by the city's inhabitants. The ending of Östersund's status as a garrison town has however created a larger enthusiasm regarding the city's future as the private sector has grown larger and more companies are being established, much of which is due to the financial compensation the State offered. The older areas reserved for military activities have been opened up and two more urban districts were made available. Östersund is the capital of Jämtland County and thus, the county governor Britt Bohlin Ohlsson resides in the city. Bohlin Ohlsson is the head of Jämtland County Administrative Board ("Länsstyrelsen i Jämtlands län"), an administrative entity appointed by the Swedish Government. Östersund is also the seat of Jämtland County Council ("Jämtlands läns landsting"). The County Council is the elected assembly of Jämtland County. The County Council's responsibilities lie primarily within the public health care system and transportation between the municipalities. Östersund is the seat of Östersund Municipality ("Östersunds kommun"). The legislative body of the municipality is the 67-member municipal assembly ("kommunfullmäktige"), elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The assembly appoints the municipality's main governing body, the 15-member executive committee ("kommunstyrelsen"). The executive committee is headed by the Mayor ("kommunstyrelsens ordförande"). Östersund has historically been dominated by the Conservatives, the freeminded (later on Liberal People's Party) and the Social Democrats. Though contrary to Sweden on a national level Östersund's centre-right parties long remained in majority. The situation changed only in 1952 when the social democrats were included and they won an absolute majority in 1962. In 1966 the agririan and rural Centre Party entered the scene, along with the minor Christian Democrat and Communist parties. A new centre-right municipal government was appointed and the Centre Party became the largest party in that coalition 1970. However, since the 1980s the Social Democratic Party has been in power (excluding a term in the 1990s) supported by the communists (now Left Party) and occasionally the Green Party (entered in 1982).