Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson of Sweden

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Saturday, February 02, 2008-Interview with Maud Olofsson, who is the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy, newly appointed after the election of 2006 where the liberal and right wing parties came to share power.

taking the party towards the right (without going too far - she calls her party the Left of the Right.

Maud Olofsson was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Energy.

Maud Olofsson is married to Rolf, with whom she has three children.

s Industry Minister Maud Olofsson says the government is ready to support US.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedens Industry Minister Maud Olofsson says the government is ready to support US.

Industry Minister Maud Olofsson said the center-right government would not be the best-suited buyer if Ford decides to sell Volvo and General Motors puts Saab up for sale.

Olofsson said Sweden was in contact with the German government about how it plans to deal with GM-owned Opel, noting that Saab and Opel have been closely linked within the GM system.

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Olofsson said use of nuclear energy was an inevitable, though she preferred to increase use of renewable sources.

On relations with India, Olofsson said the Indo-Sweden Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on science and technology had proven to be successful.

Olofsson was optimistic about meeting global environmental challenges while achieving economic growth.

These are steps in the right direction,\' Olofsson said after a meeting with Vattenfall management, adding she wanted to see \'results.

An internal report published last week suggested \'a deterioration in security thinking\' at Forsmark, and Olofsson said it was key to restore that awareness at Forsmark and other plants.

restore that awareness at Forsmark and other plants.

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Olofsson said the Swedish state\'s main role was \'to support research and development programmes to develop environmentally friendly cars.

However, Olofsson said the government had no plans to extend its tax break for ecologically friendly cars, despite calls from the opposition.

Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson said Wednesday.

I don't see it as the government's task to own automakers," Industry Minister Maud Olofsson said Dec 3.

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Olofsson said in Washington that Sweden had been.

Maud Elisabeth Olofsson is a Swedish politician, leader of the Centre Party of Sweden (Centerpartiet) since 2001, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Enterprise and Energy since 2006.

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Politics: 5 Dec 08Sweden's Industry Minister Maud Olofsson said on Friday the government wanted to see what Ford , General Motors and the European Investment Bank did before deciding on any support for domestic car makers.

Politics: 15 Nov 08Centre party leader Maud Olofsson has called for a total ban on petrol-driven cars by 2025.

Politics: 7 Jul 08Cars with low carbon dioxide emissions should be exempted from vehicle tax for up to five years, Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has said.

Politics: 9 Oct 07Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson has incurred the ire of tabloid Aftonbladet after allowing her press secretary to take her place for a live online chat session with the newspaper's readers.

Politics: 8 Aug 07Centre Party leader and Industry minister Maud Olofsson has called for limits to union rights.

Politics: 9 Mar 07Deputy prime minister Maud Olofsson has backed defence minister Mikael Odenberg's controversial surveillance bill.

Money: 8 Jan 07Sweden's industry minister Maud Olofsson is in Detroit to talk about the future of the Swedish car industry with Ford and Volvo executives.

Money: 27 Oct 06Industry minister Maud Olofsson has said she wants to scrap the ban introduced two years ago on state-owned companies paying bonuses to CEOs.

Politics: 19 Sep 06Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has called for half the ministers in the Alliance government to be women.

Above all, Olofsson is keen to underline the importance of energy conservation.