Britta Lejon

Britta Lejon
Britta Lejon in 2006
Born	(1964-11-22)22 November 1964 Järfälla, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	politician

Britta Lejon (born November 2, 1964 in Järfälla) 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 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 1998-2002, when she was succeeded by Mona Sahlin.