Maria Hassan (born 1952) is a Swedish

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. She was a

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of the

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from 2002 to 2006.

Honours and awards

2009: Third Class of the

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of Ukraine

References

External links

Maria Hassan
at the

website Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Living people Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class 1952 births Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub