Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth | |
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 Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth in October 2010 | |
| Minister for Culture and Sports | |
| In office 24 October 2006 (2006-10-24) – 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03) | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Cecilia Stegö Chilò |
| Succeeded by | Alice Bah Kuhnke |
| Member of theSwedish Riksdag forStockholm Municipality | |
| In office 30 September 2002 (2002-09-30) – 29 September 2014 (2014-09-29) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-11-24)24 November 1955 (age 70) |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Spouse | Ulf Adelsohn |
Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth (born 24 November 1955) is aSwedishpolitician who served asMinister for Culture and Sports from 2006 to 2014.[1] A member of theModerate Party, she was anMP of theSwedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2014.
Liljeroth was born inSpånga. She is married to former Moderate Party leaderUlf Adelsohn. They have 2 kids. She is partiallydeaf since birth.
She appeared as Miss July in a 2005 calendar raising money forgender studies.[2]
Liljeroth is an ardent opponent ofgraffiti vandalism and advocateszero tolerance on the matter.[3]
At a party for 2012 World Art Day, Liljeroth was photographed cutting a cake in the likeness of a stereotypical naked African tribal woman in the nude and with a creamy blood-red sponge filling.[4] The cake, part of the projectAfromantics started in 2004 by performance artistMakode Linde, was made to bring attention toracism[5] andfemale genital mutilation.[6]
The photographs were posted on Facebook and raised criticism and outrage, in Sweden and abroad.[7] Dan Jonsson, a critic with Swedish dailyDagens Nyheter, suggested Adelsohn Liljeroth had been trapped in a situation that whatever she had chosen to do, it would have been wrong. Despite this support, others urged her to resign.[8]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Culture and Sports 2006–2014 | Succeeded by |
