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Maud Elisabeth Olofsson (born Olsson, August 9, 1955, Arnäs, Ångermanland) is a Swedish politician, leader of the Centre Party of Sweden (Centerpartiet) since 2001, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Enterprise and Energy since 2006. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolutionâ€Ž (3,504 Ã— 2,336 pixels, file size: 2. ... The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Swedish: ) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Ã–stros (born January 26, 1965 in GÃ¤llivare, Norrbotten) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Aranes is the castle in this detail from the Carta Marina (1539) EarnanÃ¦s (Old English), AranÃ¦s (Old Swedish) and Ã…rnÃ¤s (Modern Swedish) is the name of at least two locations, in what is today southern Sweden, which are known from history and legend. ... (helpÂ· info), is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... ArnÃ¤s Court District, or ArnÃ¤s tingslag, was a district of Ã…ngermanland in Sweden. ... (helpÂ· info), is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Swedish constitution of 1974 requires that the Prime Minister of Sweden appoints one of the Ministers in the cabinet as Vice Prime Minister, in case the Prime Minister for some reason is prevented from performing his or her duties. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Maud Olofsson grew up in Högbyn, in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland. She started her political career as an ombudsman of the youth organisation of the Centre Party in 1974, and served as a member of the local council in Luleå from 1976. From 1978 to 1981 she held the same job with the party. From 1992 to 1994, during the Carl Bildt centre-right government, she worked as Special Adviser to Minister Börje Hörnlund at the Department of Labour. From 1996 she has been a member of the Centre Party board. From 1997 to 2001 she worked as Managing Director for the Rural Economy and Agricultural Societies (Hushållningssällskapet) in Västerbotten. She was elected Party Leader on March 19, 2001, succeeding Lennart Daléus. Ã–rnskÃ¶ldsvik Municipality (pronounced Earnsholdsveek) is a Swedish municipality in VÃ¤sternorrland County in northern Sweden. ... VÃ¤sternorrland County, or VÃ¤sternorrlands lÃ¤n is a county or lÃ¤n in the north of Sweden. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... LuleÃ¥ Municipality ( , ) is a municipality in northern Sweden. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... (born July 15, 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat, currently serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... VÃ¤sterbotten County, or VÃ¤sterbottens lÃ¤n is a county or lÃ¤n in the north of Sweden. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Lennart DalÃ©us Lennart DalÃ©us (born in Stockholm June 25, 1946) is a Swedish politician, who was the leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1998 to 2001. ...

Her political standpoint could be seen as a traditional Centre Party position, with an emphasis on rural Sweden and the survival of rural communities, combined with centre-right economic policies. It was however a remarkable new feature in the history of the Centre Party, when Maud Olofsson characterized her party's ideology as Social Liberalism. Although the Centre Party in history has sometimes cooperated with the governing Social Democrats, under Maud Olofsson the party opted for a clear oppositional role, strengthening its alliance with the Liberals, the Christian Democrats and the Moderate Party. Social liberalism is either a synonym for new liberalism or a label used by progressive liberal parties in order to differentiate themselves from the more conservative liberal parties, especially when there are two or more liberal parties in a country. ... The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Swedish: , Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden), contests elections as Workers Party - Social Democrats (Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna), commonly referred to just as the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna); is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. ... The Liberal Party of Sweden (in Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning Peoples Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Moderate Party (Swedish: : the Moderate Coalition Party, commonly referred to in Swedish as Moderaterna: the Moderates) is a liberal conservative political party in Sweden. ...

Following its victory in the elections in 2006, this alliance was able to form a new government under Fredrik Reinfeldt. Maud Olofsson was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Energy. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Fredrik Reinfeldt (IPA: ) (born 4 August 1965, in Ã–sterhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party (Swedish: ). A native of Stockholm County, Reinfeldt joined the Moderate Youth League in 1983, and by 1992 had risen to the rank of chairman, a...

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