Maria Nilsson

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Maria Nilsson (born 7 June 1979) is a Swedish politician from the Liberals. [1] On 13 April 2022, she became party secretary of the Liberals after Juno Blom's resignation. [2]

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References

  1. Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Maria Nilsson (L) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. Olofsson, Elin (2022-04-13). "Maria Nilsson ny partisekreterare för Liberalerna". Liberalerna (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-11.