page_title: Marit Paulsen
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caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Marit Paulsen i en paneldiskussion den 21 maj 2014 i Aftonbladets Partiprogrammet inför valet till Europaparlamentet.English: Marit Paulsen in a panel discussion May 21, 2014 for the European elections.
context_page_description: Marit Eli Paulsen, née Björnerud, is a Norwegian-born Swedish politician of the Liberals. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2015. She is a well-known figure in the Swedish public debate on environmental and food quality issues, initially as a non-partisan, and was an avid proponent of Swedish membership in the European Union during the EU membership referendum campaign in 1994.
  In 1998 she joined the Liberal People's Party, and served as 2nd Vice President of the party 1999–2007. In the 2009 European Parliament elections, she was elected to the European Parliament as top candidate of the list. She gained more personal votes than any other Swedish candidate.
context_section_description: Marit Eli Paulsen, née Björnerud, (born 24 November 1939 in Oslo) is a Norwegian-born Swedish politician of the Liberals. She  was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2004 and from 2009 to 2015. She is a well-known figure in the Swedish public debate on environmental and food quality issues, initially as a non-partisan, and was an avid proponent of Swedish membership in the European Union during the EU membership referendum campaign in 1994.
  In 1998 she joined the  Liberal People's Party, and served as 2nd Vice President of the party 1999–2007. In the 2009 European Parliament elections, she was elected to the European Parliament as top candidate of the list. She gained more personal votes than any other Swedish candidate.
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