Lars Leijonborg | |
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.jpg) Lars Leijonborg during the session of the Nordic Council in Oslo, Norway in October 2003 | |
| Minister for Higher Education and Research | |
| In office 12 September 2007 – 17 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Krantz |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 6 October 2006 – 12 September 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Leif Pagrotsky |
| Succeeded by | Jan Björklund |
| Leader of the Liberal People's Party | |
| In office 15 March 1997 – 7 September 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Leissner |
| Succeeded by | Jan Björklund |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1949 Täby, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
Lars Erik Ansgar Leijonborg (born 21 November 1949)[citation needed] is a Swedish politician, Minister for Higher Education and Research 2006-2009 and Head of the Ministry of Education and Research 2006–2007. During a ten-year period from 1997 to 2007, he served as chairman of the Liberal People's Party (Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna).
He announced on 11 June 2009 that he would be leaving the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt as soon as a successor was appointed. He was replaced by Tobias Krantz on 17 June 2009.