Ingrid Maria Wetterstrand (born 2 October 1973) is a

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politician. She was one of the spokespersons of the

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alongside Peter Eriksson between 2002 and 2011. Between 2001 and 2011 she was a

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of the

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. Wetterstrand has a master's degree in biology from the

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. Wetterstrand was married to

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, a

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politician representing the

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, between 3 July 2004 and 7 June 2012. They have two children: a son, Elias, who was born in November 2004, and a daughter, Linnea, born 2007.

References

http://www.dn.se/valet-2014/maria-wetterstrand-gor-comeback-i-politiken/

External links

Maria Wetterstrand
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Maria Wetterstrand
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