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Åsa Torstensson


Member of Parliament
In office 1998–2014

Personal details
Born	25 March 1958
Political party	Centre Party

Åsa-Britt Maria Torstensson (born 25 March 1958) is a 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 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

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^ 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

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Åsa Torstensson at the Riksdag website
Åsa Torstensson at the Centre Party website (in Swedish)

Political offices
Preceded by Ulrica Messing	Minister for Infrastructure 2006–2010	Succeeded by Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd

v t e Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006–2014)
Prime Minister: Fredrik Reinfeldt
Deputy Prime Minister	Maud Olofsson (2006–10) Jan Björklund (2010–14)
Minister for European Affairs	Cecilia Malmström (2006–10) Birgitta Ohlsson (2010–14)
Minister for Justice	Beatrice Ask (2006–14)
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy	Tobias Billström (2006–14)
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Carl Bildt (2006–14)
Minister of Commerce and Industry	Maria Borelius (2006) Sten Tolgfors (2006–07) Ewa Björling (2007–14)
Minister for International Development Cooperation	Gunilla Carlsson (2006–13) Hillevi Engström (2013–14)
Minister of Defence	Mikael Odenberg (2006–07) Sten Tolgfors (2007–12) Karin Enström (2012–14)
Minister for Health and Social Affairs	Göran Hägglund (2006–14)
Minister for Elderly and Children Welfare	Maria Larsson (2006–14)
Minister for Public Administration and Housing	Stefan Attefall (2010–14)
Minister for Social Security	Cristina Husmark Pehrsson (2006–10) Ulf Kristersson (2010–14)
Minister for Finance	Anders Borg (2006–14)
Minister for Financial Markets	Mats Odell (2006–10) Peter Norman (2010–14)
Minister for Education	Lars Leijonborg (2006–07) Jan Björklund (2007–14)
Minister for Schools	Jan Björklund (2006–07)
Minister for Higher Education and Research	Lars Leijonborg (2007–09) Tobias Krantz (2009–10)
Minister for Gender Equality	Nyamko Sabuni (2006–13) Maria Arnholm (2013–14)
Minister for Agriculture	Eskil Erlandsson (2006–14)
Minister for the Environment	Andreas Carlgren (2006–11) Lena Ek (2011–14)
Minister for Enterprise	Maud Olofsson (2006–11) Annie Lööf (2011–14)
Minister of IT and Energy	Anna-Karin Hatt (2010–14)
Minister for Infrastructure	Åsa Torstensson (2006–10) Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (2010–14)
Minister for Integration and Gender Equality	Nyamko Sabuni (2006–10)
Minister for Culture	Cecilia Stegö Chilò (2006) Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (2006–14)
Minister for Employment	Sven Otto Littorin (2006–10) Hillevi Engström (2010–13) Elisabeth Svantesson (2013–14)
Minister of Integration	Erik Ullenhag (2010–14)
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Members of the Riksdag

v t e ← Members of the Riksdag, 1998–2002 →
Speaker: Birgitta Dahl (S) First Deputy Speaker: Anders Björck (M) Second Deputy Speaker: Eva Zetterberg (V) Third Deputy Speaker: Rose-Marie Frebran (KD)
Centre	Ahlstedt Andersson, Margareta Andersson, Marianne Bergström Carlsson Daléus Egervärn Ek Erlandsson Gerdin Hansson Johansson, Kenneth Jonsson Kenneryd Sandström Sellén Torstensson Wallin
Christian Democrats	Åbjörnsson Ågren Agestav Andersson, Anders Andersson, Yvonne Attefall Bergström Björklund Carnerö Davidson Eldensjö Ericsson Frebran Grönlund Gustafsson, Holger Gustafsson, Lars Gylling Hägglund Hagström, Caroline Hagström, Ulla-Britt Höij Jacobsson Kihlström Landgren Lantz Larsson Lindstedt-Staaf Marcelind Näslund Odell Oscarsson Pålsson Ahlgren Rizell Runegrund Skånberg Strömbom Svensson, Alf Svensson, Ingvar Tjernberg Vänerlöv von der Esch Wälivaara Wallhorn
Greens	Andreasson Ångström Eriksson Goude Hammarström Hillar Rosenqvist Johansson, Barbro Johansson, Mikael Julin Lager Larsson Lindvall Ruwaida Samuelsson Schlaug Stalín
Left	Andersson Arnesson Åström Bäckström Beijer Bjälkebring Burman Danestig Einarsson Engström Eriksson Gustavsson Hellberg Hoffmann Holma Jóhannesson Karlsson Kvist Larsson Linderborg Lönnroth Lundström Mikaelsson Norberg Ohly Olsson, Lena Olsson, Rolf Oscarsson Pedersen Ringqvist Rosengren Sandström Schyman Sjöstrand Sköld Jansson Söderdahl Stafilidis Stockhaus Svensson Smith Värmby Wahlén Wisberg Zetterberg
Liberal People's	Ångström Biörsmark Flyborg Hamilton Heinemann Jonsson Kollmats Könberg Leijonborg Nilsson Nordlund Patriksson Pehrson Persson* Pilsäter Skårvik Westerholm
Moderates	Adolfsson Åkerhielm Anderberg Andersson* Ask Aurelius Axén Backman Berggren Bildt Bill Billing Björck Björkman Carlson de Pourbaix-Lundin Dunker Ekendahl Elinderson Elmsäter-Svärd Enström Eriksson Falkmer Fleetwood Fridén Gennser Graf Gunnarsson Hagen Hagfeldt Hansson Hedlund Hedquist Heister Hellsvik Heyman Hjertén Hjortzberg-Nordlund Högmark Högström Hökmark Husmark Pehrsson Järrel Johnsson Jonsson Karlsson Kristersson Leivik Landerholm Lennmarker Lilliehöök Lindblad, Göran Lindblad, Lars Lindström Lundgren Magnusson Martinger Molén Nilsson Nisser Norinder Nyström Odenberg Olsson Persson Rådhström Reinfeldt René Rindborg Sidén Sjölund Skårman Sundell Thalén Finné Tobisson Tolgfors Unckel von Essen Wågö Westerberg Westman Wistrand
Social Democrats	Abramsson Adolfsson Elgestam Ahlin Ahlqvist, Birgitta Ahlqvist, Johnny Andersson Sahlberg Andersson Öhrn Arvidsson Åsbrink Brendt Bäck Baksi Beiming Berglind Berglund Berglund Nilsson Bergqvist Björkman Björnemalm Bjurling Bohlin Bohlin Olsson Brandin Calner Carlsson Carlström Dahl Danielsson Ekholm Eneroth Eberstein Eriksson Fagerström Fransson Frisk Furubjelke Furustrand Granberg Granlund Granström Green Gustavsson Hagberg, Michael Hägg Härstedt Hjelm-Wallén Vallius Holmqvist Hulterström Israelsson Johansson, Anita Johansson, Ann-Kristine Johansson, Eva Johansson, Märta Johansson, Morgan Johnsson Jönsson Josefsson Juholt Karlsson, Anders Karlsson, Hans Karlsson, Rinaldo Karlsson, Sonia Kjörnsberg Klingvall Ludvigsson Klockare Kristiansson Karlstedt Lander Larsson, Kaj Larsson, Roland Lekberg Lindberg Lindgren Lindh Berglöv Lindkvist Lövdén Lundberg, Agneta Lundberg, Carin Lundberg, Inger Magnusson Markström Messing Högström Moberg Nenes Nilsson, Annika Nilsson. Lennart Nilsson, Martin Nordström Norlander Nuder Ohlsson Öhman, Conny Öhman, Monica Olander Olsson Örnfjäder Österberg Östros Kaaling Pärssinen Persson, Catherine Persson, Göran Jakobsson Pettersson Rask Ringman Ryttar Sahlström Sandgren Sandlin-Hedman Schori von Sydow, Tullia Segelström Silfverstrand Sköldestig Skoog Söderqvist Staaf-Igelström Stenberg Sundström Zakrisson Svensson Thalén Ulvskog Hietala Nordlund Virgin von Sydow, Björn Axelsson Wahlström Waidelich Wärnersson Wegendal Wegestål Wester Westerlund Panke Winberg Andnor Wittgren-Ahl Ygeman Ytterberg
Replacements and substitutes in brackets Substitutes in italics *Changed party affiliation during parliamentary term

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Speaker: Björn von Sydow (S) First Deputy Speaker: Anders Björck/Per Westerberg (M) Second Deputy Speaker: Kerstin Heinemann (FP) Third Deputy Speaker: Helena Höij (KD)
Centre	Andersson, Jan Andersson, Margareta Bergström Carlsson Ek Danielsson Ericson Erlandsson Gerdin Hansson Johansson, Jörgen Johansson, Kenneth Larsen Larsson Linander Lundgren Olofsson Qarlsson Sellén Stenmark Tiefensee Torstensson Västerteg
Christian Democrats	Althin Andersson Attefall Brus Davidson Enochson Gustafsson, Holger Gustafsson, Lars Gylling Hägglund Höij Kihlström Landgren Lantz Larsson Lindén Lindgren, Else-Marie Lindgren, Ulrik Lindström Marcelind Odell Oscarsson Pålsson Ahlgren Persson Runegrund Sandahl Skånberg Svensson, Alf Svensson, Ingvar Tjernberg Vänerlöv von der Esch Wälivaara
Greens	Ångström Björnlod Domeij Eriksson Feltzing Fridolin Hedström Hillar Rosenqvist Holm Johansson Jönsson Roxbergh Ruwaida Saarinen Stalín Lindholm Valtersson Wetterstrand
Left	Åström Bäckström Beijer Burman Danestig Dinamarca Einarsson Engström Gustavsson Hellberg Henriksson Thorborg Hoffmann Holma Jóhannesson Karlsson Larsson Linna Lönnroth Olsson Lundström Ohly Özürküt Pedersen Rosengren Schyman* Sjöstrand Sköld Jansson Stafilidis Svensson Smith Wahlén Wiklund
Liberal People's	Acketoft Ångström Andreasson Andrén Aronson Backman Bager Bargholtz Berg Brodén Darell Darvik Ekström Ertsborn Flyborg Franzén Fremling Granbom Ellison Grönlund Krantz Hagberg Hamilton Heinemann Hellquist Kollmats Könberg Edlind Friberg Krantz Leijonborg Lundström Narti Nilsson Nordmark Nylander Ohlsson Patriksson Pehrson Pilsäter Rojas Romanus Sabuni Strandberg Thorén Tysklind Ullenhag Wahlgren Widman Wigström Wikström Winbäck
Moderates	Adelsohn Liljeroth Ask Aurelius Axén Bill Billström Björck Andersson Björling Brodén Carlsson Danielsson de Pourbaix-Lundin Elmsäter-Svärd Engström Enström Gunnarsson Hedquist Heister Hamilton Högmark Högström Hökmark Skårman Husmark Pehrsson Ibrisagic Hammarbergh Järrel Johansson, Bengt-Anders Johansson, Carl-Axel Thalén Finné Johnsson Kjellberg Lennmarker Lilliehöök Lindblad, Göran Lindblad, Lars Lindgren Löfgren Lundgren Ekendahl Magnusson Norinder Nyström Odenberg Olsson Pålsson. Anne-Marie Pålsson, Margareta Rådhström Reinfeldt René Roslund Sidén Sjösten Sundell Tolgfors Unckel Hagfeldt von Sydow Westerberg Westman Widegren
Social Democrats	Abramsson Adelsbo Adolfsson Elgestam Ahlin Ahlqvist Andersson Andnor Nordén Arvidsson Axelsson, Christina Axelsson, Lennart Beiming Yazdanfar Bengtsson Berglind Berglund Berglund Nilsson Bernhardsson Björkman Bjurling Bodström Sachet Bohlin Bohlin Olsson Bråkenhielm Brandin Carlsson Carlström Damberg Eberstein Ekholm Eneroth Engelhardt Engle Engqvist Petersson Eriksson Fagerström Forslund Frans Fransson Ahlberg Frisk Furustrand Gille Granlund Granström Green Gustafsson Hagberg, Christin Hagberg, Michael Hägg Härstedt Hassan Hietala Nordlund Hoff Högman Holmqvist Israelsson Jakobsson Johansson, Anita Johansson, Ann-Kristine Johansson, Lars Johansson, Morgan Jarl Beck Johnsson Jönsson Juholt Karlsson, Anders Karlsson, Sonia Kerimo Kjörnsberg Klockare Kristiansson Karlstedt Kvarnström Lander Larsson, Jan-Olof Lilja Lindgren Lindh Olovsson Lindkvist Löfstrand Lövdén Larsson, Hillevi Ludvigsson Lundberg, Agneta Lundberg, Carin Lundberg, Inger Ernkrans Magnusson Malmström Markström Messing Renström Moberg Nilsson, Annika Andersson Nilsson. Lennart Nilsson, Martin Nordström Norlander Nuder Erlandsson Oberg Ohlsson Öhman Olander Örnfjäder Oskarsson Österberg Nilsson, Pia Östros Tesfazion Pagrotsky Lindén Palm Papadopoulos Pärssinen Persson, Catherine Persson, Göran Astudillo Persson, Margareta Persson i Simrishamn Pettersson Rask Ringholm Nordquist Ringman Rosengren Granberg Sahlberg Sahlin Lejon Sandlin-Hedman Rådström Särnblad Segelström Nordlander Sköldestig Olauson Skoog Söderqvist Stenberg Sundström Åström Svensson Ternemar Thalén Emanuel Johansson Tingsgård Ulvskog Vallius Vestlund Virgin von Sydow Sherifay Wahlström Waidelich Wegendal Wester Westerlund Panke Wibe Winberg Sandberg Wittgren-Ahl Ygeman Ytterberg Zakrisson
Replacements and substitutes in brackets Substitutes in italics *Changed party affiliation during parliamentary term

Members of the Parliament of Sweden for the Centre Party during 2006-2010

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