Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (née Lejdstrand; previously Kerstin-Maria Stalín; born 1937) is a

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politician and former

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of the

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, the national

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. A member of the

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, she represented

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between October 1998 and November 2004. Kerstin-Maria Lejdstrand married Bengt Stalín in 1961. Bengt Stalín died in 1981 but Kerstin-Maria kept the Stalín surname. That name had, however, caused issues for her due to its link with

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dictator

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. She married Hans Aronsson in 2008 and in October 2009 she changed her surname to Aronsson.

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1937 births 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Green Party Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-politician-stub