Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth (born 24 November 1955) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Culture and Sports from 2006 to 2014.Reinfeldt announces two new ministers , The Local, 24 October 2006 . A member of the Moderate Party, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2014.
Personal life Liljeroth was born in Spånga. She is married to former Moderate Party leader Ulf Adelsohn. They have 2 kids. She is partially deaf since birth.
Charity work She appeared as Miss July in a 2005 calendar raising money for gender studies.Här viker nya ministern ut sig - Nyheter - Senaste nytt Expressen - Nyheter Sport Ekonomi Nöje
Political life Adelsohn Liljeroth is an ardent opponent of graffiti vandalism and advocates zero tolerance on the matter.Kulturminister vill ha hårda tag mot graffiti, Sydsvenskan, 24 October 2006 .
Cutting a cake at Moderna Museet At a party for 2012 World Art Day, Adelsohn 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. The cake, part of the project Afromantics started in 2004 by performance artist Makode Linde, was made to bring attention to racismStina Loman. "Konstnären: Jag ville förmänskliga tårtan", Svenska Dagbladet, 17 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012. and female genital mutilation.Minata Dao Hagberg and Sten Hagberg. "En osmaklig och rasistisk nidbild", Svenska Dagbladet, 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
The photographs were posted on Facebook and raised criticism and outrage, in Sweden and abroad. 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.
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External links
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth at the Riksdag website Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth at the Moderate Party website