Maria Carlshamre
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Maria Carlshamre (born 3 February 1957 in Enköping) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. She was elected as a member of the Liberal People's Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. However, on March 1, 2006, she defected to the Feminist Initiative.[1]
She sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She is also a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
In August 2005 Carlshamre was convicted of accounting irregularities following the bankruptcy in a company owned jointly by Carlshamre and her former husband. She was given a suspended sentence.[2]
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[edit] Education
- 1979: Bachelor's degree in philosophy
- 1988-1990: University diploma in journalism
[edit] Career
- 1979-1988: lecturer in philosophy at the Göteborg University
- 1992-1995: Editor TV4
- 1996: Grand prize for journalism
- 1996-1997: Journal Moderna tider
- 1998-2002: Documentary film producer TV4
- 2002-2003: Political editor Dagens Nyheter
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Convicted Liberal defects to feminists, The Local, March 1, 2006 (English)
- ^ Carlshamre dömd för bokföringsbrott, Dagens Nyheter, October 14, 2005 (Swedish)
[edit] External links
- European Parliament biography of Maria Carlshamre (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- DeclarationPDF of financial interests (Swedish)
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