Helena Sofi Lindahl, (born 1 July 1972) is a

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politician of the Centre Party who has been a member of the

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since 2010.

Political career

Since 2010, Lindahl has been a member of the Swedish Parliament, first as minister-replacement, then as a full member after

Maud Olofsson Maud Elisabeth Olofsson (born ''Olsson'', 9 August 1955) is a former Swedish politician who was the leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 2001 to 2011, Minister for Enterprise and Energy from 2006 to 2011 and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden f ...

had resigned as party leader and MP. She represents the Västerbottens district. In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Industry and an alternate member of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture.

Political positions

In 2019, Lindahl voted against the party line and came out against

Stefan Löfven Kjell Stefan Löfven (; officially ''Löfvén''; born 21 July 1957) is a Swedish politician who serves as the Party of European Socialists, President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden fro ...

’s candidacy as

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in a vote he ultimately won; she was the only Center Party lawmaker to vote against him. When the same vote came up again in 2021, she said that she would follow the party's official line, and later voted for Löfven to continue as Prime Minister. She also voted in favor of approving Löfven's chosen successor,

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