Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson (born 25 March 1958) is a Swedish

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and a member of the Centre Party. She has a university degree in social work (). She was a

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of the

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between 1998 and 2002 representing

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. Torstensson was re-elected to the Riksdag in the 2006 general election. On 6 October 2006 she was selected Minister for Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt.Members of the Swedish Government 1946-
, Government of Sweden, accessed 2010-07-09 After the 2010 general election, she left the cabinet and returned to the Riksdag.

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