Maria Larsson
Governor of Örebro County
In office
4 May 2015 – 31 December 2022
Preceded byRose-Marie Frebran
Succeeded byAnna Olofsson (acting)
Minister for Children and the Elderly
In office
5 October 2010 – 3 October 2014
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byÅsa Regnér
Minister for the Elderly and Public Health
In office
6 October 2006 – 5 October 2010
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byMorgan Johansson
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Swedish Riksdag
for Jönköping County
In office
5 October 1998 – 29 September 2014
Personal details
Born (1956-01-20) 20 January 1956
Långasjö, Emmaboda, Kalmar, Sweden
Political partyChristian Democrats
SpouseGunnar Larsson
Children3
ProfessionTeacher

Ingrid Maria Larsson (born 20 January 1956 in Långasjö) is Swedish politician of the Christian Democrats who served as Governor of Örebro County from May 2015 to December 2022, appointed by the cabinet of Stefan Löfven. She previously served as Minister for Children and the Elderly from 2010 to 2014 and as Minister for the Elderly and Public Health from 2006 to 2010.[1] A member of the Christian Democrats, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 1998 to 2014.

Following the 2014 election defeat and her defeat from the Riksdag, Larsson announced that she will leave politics and step down as deputy party leader in 2015.[2]

Career

She is a trained schoolteacher, and is married with three children. She was a Member of Parliament from 1998 to 2014 representing Jönköping County, and deputy chairman of the Christian Democrats from 2003 to 2015.

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