Maria Leissner
Swedish politician
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 Maria Leissner at the United Nations Community of Democracies press briefing in 2012. | |
| Born | (1956-01-21) 21 January 1956 (age 68) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Occupation | Swedish politician |
Maria Leissner (born (1956-01-21)21 January 1956) is a Swedish politician and former party leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party (1995–97).[1] Between 2000 and 2004 she was Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala.[1] In January 2007 she was appointed Ambassador-at-large for Democracy. In April 2012 she was appointed Secretary-General of Community of Democracies.
Bibliography
- En generösare invandrar- och flyktingpolitik (1988)
- Democracy promotion in a transatlantic perspective (2009)
References
- ^ a b "Maria Leissner". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maria Leissner.
- The Swedish Parliament: Maria Leissner (FP)
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| Preceded by Bengt Westerberg | Leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party 1995–1997 | Succeeded by Lars Leijonborg |
| Preceded by Peter Örn | Chairperson of the Liberal Youth of Sweden 1983–1985 | Succeeded by Thorbjörn Pettersson |
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| Preceded by Staffan Wrigstad | Ambassador of Sweden to Guatemala 2000–2004 | Succeeded by Eivor Halkjaer |
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