Lotta Edholm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister for Schools | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1965 Västerås |
| Political party | Liberals |
| Spouse | Lars Leijonborg |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Charlotta "Lotta" Kristina Johansdotter Edholm (born 8 February 1965) is a Swedish politician for the Liberals. Since 18 October 2022 she has been the Minister for Schools in the Ulf Kristersson cabinet.
Early life, education and career
Edholm was born in Västerås, and has a BA in political sciences from Stockholm University. She served as a member of the Riksdag (statsrådersättare) from 1992 to 1994.[1] She was municipal commissioner (borgarråd) for schools in Stockholm from 2006 to 2014, and 2018 to 2020 as well as in opposition from 2014 to 2018.[2] She has been on the board of the freeschool group Tellusgruppen.[3]
Minister for Schools
On 18 October 2022 she was appointed the Minister for Schools in the Ulf Kristersson cabinet.[4][5]
In 2023, she launched an investigation into state-supported friskolor (Free Schools), after calling into question its profit-making model. In recent years there had been a drop in educational standards with inequality rising. 15% of primary pupils (up to 16-year-old) and 30% of all upper school pupils went to friskolor. One major issue was the claim that some friskolor awarded pupils grades that were too high, distorting the grading system.[3]
Personal life
She was married to former Liberal party leader, Lars Leijonborg, with whom she has one son.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lotta Edholm (L) - Riksdagen". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- 1 2 Claus Granath (23 April 2007). "Leijonborg avgår i höst". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- 1 2 Bryant, Miranda (10 November 2023). "Sweden's schools minister declares free school 'system failure'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ↑ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ↑ Sweden, Radio (18 October 2022). "Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.