Maria Leissner
Maria Leissner at the United Nations Community of Democracies press briefing in 2012
Maria Leissner (born 1956, Gothenburg) is a Swedish politician and former party leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party (1995–97).[1] Between 2000-2004 she was Sweden's ambassador to Guatemala.[1] In January 2007 she was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Democracy. In April 2012 she was appointed Secretary-General of Community of Democracies.
Bibliography
- En generösare invandrar- och flyktingpolitik (1988)
- Democracy promotion in a transatlantic perspective (2009)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Maria Leissner". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bengt Westerberg |
Leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party 1995—1997 |
Succeeded by Lars Leijonborg |
| Preceded by Peter Örn |
Chairperson of the Liberal Youth of Sweden 1983—1985 |
Succeeded by Thorbjörn Pettersson |