Åsa Torstensson
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Swedish politician (born 1958)
Åsa Torstensson | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 1998–2014 | |
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Born | 25 March 1958 |
Political party | Centre Party |
Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson (born 25 March 1958) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Centre Party. She has a university degree in social work (Swedish: socionomexamen). She was a member of the Riksdag between 1998 and 2002 representing Västra Götaland County. Torstensson was re-elected to the Riksdag in the 2006 general election. On 6 October 2006 she was selected Minister for Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt.[1][2] After the 2010 general election, she left the cabinet and returned to the Riksdag.
References
[edit]- ^ Åsa Torstensson (c) - infrastrukturminister (in Swedish), TV4, 6 October 2006.
- ^ Members of the Swedish Government 1946-, Government of Sweden, accessed 2010-07-09
External links
[edit]- Åsa Torstensson at the Riksdag website
- Åsa Torstensson at the Centre Party website (in Swedish)
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Preceded by | Minister for Infrastructure 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by |
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