Britta Lejon

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Britta Lejon (born 2 November 1964) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician, a member of the Riksdag, and a was a member of the cabinet of Göran Persson. She 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.