Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd | |
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Minister for Infrastructure | |
In office 5 October 2010 – 3 October 2014 |
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Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Åsa Torstensson |
Succeeded by | Anna Johansson |
Minister for Defence Acting |
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In office 29 March 2012 – 18 April 2012 |
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Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Sten Tolgfors |
Succeeded by | Karin Enström |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mönsterås, Sweden |
23 November 1965
Political party | Moderate Party |
Catharina Sabine Maria Laurine Elmsäter-Svärd (born 23 November 1965) is a Swedish politician who was Minister for Infrastructure from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Moderate Party, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag for from October to December 2014, having previouslye been that from 1997 to 2008. On 16 December 2014, she announced that she would leave politics.
She held the positions as Commissioner of Finance and Chief Commissioner in of from 2008 to 2010. She also served as acting Minister for Defence from 29 March to 18 April 2012, following the sudden resignation of Sten Tolgfors.