Kerstin-Maria Aronsson ( Lejdstrand; previously Stalín; born 8 August 1937) is a Swedish politician and former

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of the

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, the national

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. A member of the

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, she represented

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between October 1998 and November 2004. Kerstin-Maria Lejdstrand married Bengt Stalín in 1961. Bengt Stalín died in 1981 but Kerstin-Maria kept the Stalín surname. That name had, however, caused issues for her due to its link with

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dictator

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. She married Hans Aronsson in 2008 and, in October 2009, she changed her surname to Aronsson.

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1937 births 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Green Party Women members of the Riksdag Place of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-politician-stub