Maria Leissner (born ) is a

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politician and former party leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party (1995–97). Between 2000 and 2004 she was Sweden's ambassador to

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. In January 2007 she was appointed Ambassador-at-large for Democracy. In April 2012 she was appointed Secretary-General of

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Bibliography

* (1988) * ''Democracy promotion in a transatlantic perspective'' (2009)

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The Swedish Parliament: Maria Leissner (FP)
1956 births Living people Politicians from Gothenburg Liberals (Sweden) politicians Leaders of political parties in Sweden Women members of the Riksdag Ambassadors of Sweden to Guatemala 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians Swedish women ambassadors {{Sweden-politician-stub