Maria Wetterstrand | |
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Member of the Swedish Parliament for |
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In office 2001–2011 |
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Spokesperson of the Green Party | |
In office 12 May 2002 – 21 May 2011 Serving with Peter Eriksson |
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Preceded by |
Lotta Hedström Matz Hammarström |
Succeeded by |
Åsa Romson Gustav Fridolin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Eskilstuna, Sweden |
2 October 1973
Political party | Green Party |
Spouse(s) | Ville Niinistö (m. 2004; div. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Gothenburg University |
Ingrid Maria Wetterstrand (born 2 October 1973 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish politician. She was one of the spokespersons of the Green Party alongside Peter Eriksson between 2002 and 2011. Between 2001 and 2011 she was a member of the Riksdag.
Wetterstrand has a master's degree in biology from the University of Gothenburg.
Wetterstrand was married to Ville Niinistö, a Finnish politician representing the Green League, between 3 July 2004 and 7 June 2012. They have two children: a son, Elias, who was born in November 2004, and a daughter, Linnea, born 2007.
http://www.dn.se/valet-2014/maria-wetterstrand-gor-comeback-i-politiken/