| Birth Date: | 8 February 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Västerås, Sweden |
| Alma Mater: | Stockholm University |
| Party: | Liberals |
| Office: | Minister for Schools |
| Term Start: | 18 October 2022 |
| Primeminister: | Ulf Kristersson |
| Office1: | Member of the Riksdag |
| Term Start1: | 1992 |
| Term End1: | 1994 |
| Spouse: | Lars Leijonborg |
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.
Edholm was born in Västerås, and has a BA in political sciences from Stockholm University. She served as a member of the Riksdag from 1992 to 1994.[1] She was municipal commissioner for schools in Stockholm from 2006 to 2014, and 2018 to 2020 as well as in opposition from 2014 to 2018. She has been on the board of the freeschool group Tellusgruppen.
On 18 October 2022 she was appointed the Minister for Schools in the Ulf Kristersson cabinet.[2] [3]
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.[4]
She was married to former Liberal party leader, Lars Leijonborg, with whom she has one son.[5]