
Britta Lejon in 2008.
Britta Lejon (born 2 November 1964) is a
Swedish
Social
Democratic politician.
She was a
member of the Riksdag
, and the cabinet of Göran
Persson. Lejon is the daughter of former Minister of
Justice,
Anna-Greta Leijon.
After
graduating from gymnasium
(secondary school) at Spånga gymnasium in 1983, she studied at the
Universities of Stockholm
and Lund
.
Lejon worked for the Department of Transportations during 1987-1990
and worked at the Department of Communication in 1990. She was
Minister for Democratic Issues in the Ministry of Justice from 1998
until 2002, when she was succeeded by
Mona
Sahlin.
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