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Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
Swedish politician
Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth (born 24 November 1955) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Culture and Sports from 2006 to 2014.[1] A member of the Moderate Party, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2014.
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 the Swedish Riksdag for Stockholm 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 68) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Spouse | Ulf Adelsohn |
Liljeroth was born in Spånga. She is married to former Moderate Party leader Ulf Adelsohn. She is partially deaf since birth.
Charity work
She appeared as Miss July in a 2005 calendar raising money for gender studies.[2]
Liljeroth is an ardent opponent of graffiti vandalism and advocates zero tolerance on the matter.[3]
Cutting a cake at Moderna Museet
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 project Afromantics started in 2004 by performance artist Makode Linde, was made to bring attention to racism[5] and female 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 daily Dagens 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]
- Reinfeldt announces two new ministers Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Local, 24 October 2006 (in English).
- Kulturminister vill ha hårda tag mot graffiti, Sydsvenskan, 24 October 2006 (in Swedish). Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Swedish minister in 'racist cake' controversy". 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- Stina Loman. "Konstnären: Jag ville förmänskliga tårtan", Svenska Dagbladet, 17 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- Minata Dao Hagberg and Sten Hagberg. "En osmaklig och rasistisk nidbild", Svenska Dagbladet, 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- "Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth Cake Controversy: Swedish Minister Of Culture Slammed For 'Racist' Cake". Huffington post. 17 April 2012.
- "Swedish culture minister in 'racist cake' row". 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth at the Riksdag website (in Swedish)
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth at the Moderate Party website (in Swedish)
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| Preceded by | Minister for Culture and Sports 2006–2014 |
Succeeded by |