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Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth

Politician

Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth · Lena Adelson-Lilyerut · Лена Аделсон Лилјерот · Лена Адельсон-Лильерут · لينا اديلسوهن ليلچيروث				[sources]
Alias	Adelsohn Liljeroth · Lena · Lena Adelsohn-Liljeroth · Lena Adelson-Liljeroth · Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Liljeroth				[sources]
Birth date	1955-11-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Spånga-Kista församling · Stockholm				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lena				[sources]
Last name	Adelsohn Liljeroth · Liljeroth				[sources]
Political association	Moderate Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q297821				[sources]
Position	Member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs (2002-2006) · Member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs (2006-2006) · Minister for Church Affairs (2006-2010) · Minister for Culture of Sweden (2006-2014) · Minister of Sports (2006-2014) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Palmgrenska samskolan · Stockholm University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swedish politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Culture of Sweden	2006-10-24	2014-10-02

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ulf Adelsohn Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,213

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,647

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions507,300

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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