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Lars Leijonborg

Politician

Lars Leijonborg 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	Lars Leijonborg · Ларс Лейонборг · لارس ليچونبورج · 拉斯·雷勇堡				[sources]
Other name	Lars · Lars Erik Ansgar Leijonborg · Lars Lejonborg · Leijonborg i Solna · Leijonborg i Stockholm · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Leijonborg · 雷瓊伯格				[sources]
Birth date	1949-11-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Täby parish				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ansgar · Erik · Lars				[sources]
Last name	Leijonborg				[sources]
Website	www.folkpartiet.se · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q946818				[sources]
Position	Member of the Committee on Education (1985-1988) · Member of the Committee on Education (1988-1991) · Minister for Culture of Sweden (2006-2006) · Minister for Education and Science (2006-2007) · Minister for Higher Education and Science (2007-2009) · 16 more...				[sources]
Education	Stockholm University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swedish politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ingemar Leijonborg Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Lotta Edholm Politician	spouse	1992-05-23	2004

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Higher Education and Science	2007-09-12	2009-06-17

Data sources

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,212

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,659

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,059

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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