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Maria Borelius
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| Minister for Foreign Trade | |
| In office 6 October 2006 – 14 October 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Östros |
| Succeeded by | Sten Tolgfors |
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| Born | 6 July 1960 Täby, Stockholm County |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Alma mater | Lund University New York University |
| Occupation | Journalist, entrepreneur |
Maria Sigrid Astrid Borelius is a Swedish journalist and businesswoman. She also served briefly as a government minister. Maria is known for her work in science journalism. She helps global companies and universities. Maria also writes for a Swedish business newspaper.
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About Maria Borelius
Maria Borelius was born on July 6, 1960. She grew up in Täby, Stockholm County, Sweden. She studied at Lund University in Sweden. Later, she went to New York University in the United States. There, she earned a Master's degree in Science Reporting.
Her Career Journey
Maria Borelius started her career as a Science journalist. She worked for Swedish national public TV. She was an editor for the evening news show "Rapport." Maria also hosted the science program NOVA for many years. She created many TV shows about popular science. One show, "To give birth," was very popular.
She has also written several books about popular medicine. These books have been translated into other languages.
Maria also helped start a digital TV channel. It was also a learning website called K-World.
Helping Others
From 2007 to 2012, Maria Borelius was a leader at Hand in Hand International. This was a charity based in the UK. It helped women in developing countries. The charity focused on creating jobs and businesses. During her time, the number of women helped grew a lot. They went from 150,000 to over 1 million women. The charity also worked with the United Nations.
Maria has also been on the boards of several companies. These companies were listed on the Swedish stock exchange. She focused on technology companies. She also served on academic boards.
Time as a Minister
In 2006, Maria Borelius ran for election in Sweden. She was part of the Moderate Party. Her goals were to support new businesses. She also wanted to make schools and universities stronger.
Maria was elected as a Member of Parliament. She became the Minister for Foreign Trade. This was part of the new government formed after the election.
However, she resigned from her position just eight days later. This happened because of public attention. She had used private child care in the 1990s. The way she paid for it caused public discussion. After this, the Swedish Government changed the system for private child care. These changes are known as the "RUT" reforms.
Current Work and Life
Today, Maria Borelius works as an advisor. She advises global companies and universities. She is also a partner at Living Waters. This company helps with social responsibility and fundraising. Maria also advises the Karolinska Institute. This institute helps choose Nobel Prize winners in medicine.
She writes columns for the Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri. Her articles cover topics like business, science, and politics. Maria has lived in Great Britain since 2000. She is married to Greger Larson. They have four children.
Education
- New York University 1986 (Master of Science Reporting)
- Lund University 1984 (Bachelor's degree in Biology, Mathematics, and Physics)
Awards
- 2001 The honorary "Hierta" scholarship from the Swedish Journalist Association.
- 1994 Great Journalist prize from the Swedish Cancerfund.
- 1984 Scholarship Swedish Science Association.
