Åsa Torstensson

Åsa Torstensson.
Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson (born 25 March 1958) is Swedish politician and a member of the Centre Party. She has a university degree in social work (Swedish: socionomexamen). She was a member of the Riksdag between 1998 and 2002 representing Västra Götaland County. Torstensson was re-elected to the Riksdag in the 2006 general election. On 6 October 2006 she was selected to become Minister for Infrastructure in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt.[1][2] After the 2010 general election she left the cabinet and returned to the Riksdag.
References[]
- ^ Åsa Torstensson (c) - infrastrukturminister (in Swedish), TV4, 6 October 2006.
- ^ Members of the Swedish Government 1946-, Government of Sweden, accessed 2010-07-09
External links[]
- Åsa Torstensson at the Riksdag website
- Åsa Torstensson at the Centre Party website (in Swedish)
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Centre Party (Sweden) politicians
- Women members of the Riksdag
- Swedish Ministers for Infrastructure
- Mid Sweden University alumni
- Women government ministers of Sweden
- Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006
- 21st-century Swedish women politicians
- Centre Party (Sweden) politician stubs