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The election of the centre-right coalition in 2006 was a remarkable event in Swedish politics.

Maria Rankka, who is exceptionally well placed to offer a friendly critique of the government's performance so far, and where it will go in future, will give a frank assessment of the prospects for a governemnt to which many other centre-right politicians in the EU are looking for lessons.

Maria Rankka is President of Timbro, the Swedish think tank, and CEO of the Swedish Free Enterprise Foundation.

Ms Rankka has been with Timbro since 2005, first as Deputy President and since October 2006 as President. Prior to Timbro, Ms Rankka was a
partner in the fast growing Swedish public relations firm Prime PR. Ms Rankka is also a member of the board of directors of a Swedish startup
company called John Look.

Before joining Prime PR, Ms Rankka was a speechwriter for the then Chairman of the Moderate Party, Mr Carl Bildt (currently Foreign Minister of Sweden, and former Prime Minister of Sweden).

Ms Rankka has written books concerning the emerging European tigers Estonia and Ireland, and the social dimensions and impacts of high taxation on individuals.