Britta Lejon
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Britta Lejon | |
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Lejon in 2006 | |
State Minister for Democracy | |
In office 7 October 1998 – 21 October 2002 | |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
First vice-president, Committee on Justice | |
In office 25 November 2004 – 2 October 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1964-11-02) 2 November 1964 (age 59) Järfälla, Sweden |
Occupation | politician, trade unionist |
Britta Lejon (born 2 November 1964)[citation needed] is a Swedish trade unionist and Social Democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag, and the cabinet of Göran Persson. Lejon is currently the president of the Swedish Union of Civil Servants (ST) and president of the global union federation, Public Services International.
Biography
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 State Minister for Democratic Issues[1] in the Ministry of Justice 1998-2002, when she was succeeded by Mona Sahlin.
From 2004 to 2009, Lejon was president of the Swedish Library Organisation. She then served as president of the Swedish Union of Civil Servants from 2012, and also president of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) from 2015 to 2019. In 2023, she was elected president of Public Services International.[2]
References
- ^ Zittel/Fuchs (29 November 2006). Participatory Democracy and Political Participation: Can Democracy Reform Bring Citizens Back In?. Taylor & Francis. pp. 189–. ISBN 9780415371865. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ Armiento, Alexander (16 October 2023). "Britta Lejon vald till ordförande för global facklig organisation". www.publikt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
External links
- Britta Lejon at the Riksdag website
Trade union offices | ||
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Preceded by Annette Carnhede | President of the Swedish Union of Civil Servants 2012–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Dave Prentis | President of the Public Services International 2023–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |