Maria Carlshamre (born on 3 February 1957 in Enköping) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Folkpartiet, part of the ALDE and sits on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality .

She is a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education and also a member of the Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Education

• 1979: University degree
• 1988-1990: Diploma in journalism

Career

• 1979-1988: lecturer in philosophy at the University of Gothenburg
• 1992-1995: Editor TV 4
• 1996-1997: Journal 'Moderna tider'
• 1998-2002: Documentary film producer TV 4
• 2002-2003: Political editor Dagens Nyheter
• 1996: Grand prize for journalism

See also: European Parliament Election, 2004 (Sweden)

External links

• European Parliament biography