Susanne Eberstein (born 1 March 1948) is a Swedish

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. She was

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of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

from 1994 to 2018 and served as

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from 2010 to 2014. In previous terms of office, she has held positions as chairman of the Committee on Taxation 2004–2006, vice chairman of the Committee on Justice 2002–2004 and EU Affairs 2006–2010, second vice chairman of the Committee on Health and Welfare 1998–2002, and member of the Committee of Finance 1994–1998 and the General Council of the

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1998–2010. By profession, Eberstein is a lawyer and has served as a judge ( sv, kammarrättsråd) of the Administrative Court of Appeals in

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. History Th ...

. Her daughter, Anna Eberstein, is married to

Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960) is an English actor. He established himself early in his career as both a charming, and vulnerable romantic lead and has since transitioned into a dramatic character actor. Among his numerous a ...

since 2018.

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