Maria Elisabet Wallgren Arnholm (born 16 March 1958) is a

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who has served as Governor of Kronoberg County since 1 February 2020. Arnholm served as Minister for Gender Equality and as deputy Minister for Education in the

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from 2013 to 2014 and as Party Secretary of the Liberals from October 2014 to June 2019.

Education and career

Arnholm is an educated

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, and studied at

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from 1978 to 1983. Arnholm was

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during his tenure as Minister for Health and Social Affairs from 1991 to 1994. She went on to be

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for Coop Norden AB from 2002 to 2006, and was

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for

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from 2006 to 2012. Arnholm was appointed to become Nyamko Sabuni's State Secretary on 25 May 2012 and served in that position until 21 January 2013. In the morning of 21 January 2013, Arnholm was appointed Minister for Gender Equality following the sudden resignation of

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.Maria Arnholm appointed Minister for Gender Equality
She also took office as deputy Minister for Education. Following the 2014 defeat, Arnholm was appointed Secretary of the Liberal People's Party, now the Liberals, as the cabinet of Reinfeldt left office on 3 October 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnholm, Maria 1958 births Living people Stockholm University alumni Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) Swedish Ministers for Gender Equality Women government ministers of Sweden 21st-century Swedish women politicians People from Partille Municipality