Anna-Greta Leijon | |
|---|---|
 Leijon in 2012 | |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 19 October 1987 – 7 June 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Sten Wickbom |
| Succeeded by | Thage G. Peterson |
| In office 11 November 1983 – 15 November 1983 Acting | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Ove Rainer |
| Succeeded by | Sten Wickbom |
| Minister for Employment | |
| In office 8 October 1982 – 19 October 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Ingemar Eliasson |
| Succeeded by | Ingela Thalén |
| Minister for Immigration and for Gender Equality Deputy Minister for Employment | |
| In office 3 November 1973 – 8 October 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Camilla Odhnoff |
| Succeeded by | Eva Winther (1978) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anna Margareta Maria Lejon 30 June 1939 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 11 April 2024 (aged 84) Stockholm, Sweden[citation needed] |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse |
Leif Backéus
(m. 1975; div. 1996) |
| Domestic partner | Anders Leion (1964–1970) |
| Children | Britta, Svante |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Anna-Greta Leijon (born Anna Margareta Maria Lejon; 30 June 1939 – 11 April 2024) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.[1] Leijon began her political career in 1964 at the Swedish Labour Market Administration, eventually becoming its director in 1970. From 1973 to 1976, she served as a minister without portfolio and was a member of the Riksdag from 1974 to 1990, notably serving as vice chairman of the Committee on the Labour Market from 1979 to 1982.
Within the Social Democratic Party, she held various roles including membership in the Executive Committee from 1981 onwards. Leijon's ministerial positions included employment (1982–1987), gender equality (1986), and justice (1987–1988), although she did not hold a law degree.[2] However, her tenure as justice minister ended abruptly due to the Ebbe Carlsson affair. Notably, she chaired the General Conference of the International Labour Organization in 1984. Beyond politics, Leijon served as director general of the National Institute of Occupational Health from 1992 and held several public roles, including chairmanship of Sveriges Television (SVT) and Moderna Museet.
- ^ "Anna-Greta Leijon". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ Beckman, Ludvig (2006). "The Competent Cabinet? Ministers in Sweden and the Problem of Competence and Democracy". Scandinavian Political Studies. 29 (2): 119. doi:10.1111/J.1467-9477.2006.00145.X.