Britta Lejon is a Swedish

Sweden

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 Social Democratic

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 politician

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. She was a member of the Riksdag

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, and the cabinet of Göran Persson

Cabinet of Göran Persson

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. Lejon is the daughter of former Minister of Justice, Anna-Greta Leijon

Anna-Greta Leijon

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After graduating from gymnasium

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 (secondary school) at Spånga gymnasium in 1983, she studied at the Universities of Stockholm

Stockholm University

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 and Lund

Lund University

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. 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 1998-2002, when she was succeeded by Mona Sahlin

Mona Sahlin

Mona Ingeborg Sahlin is a Swedish politician and the former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.Sahlin has been a Member of Parliament, representing Stockholm County, from 1982 to 1996 and again since 2002. She has also held various ministerial posts in the Swedish government from 1990...

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