Margot Wallström

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Margot Wallström was appointed First Vice President and Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy Commissioner of the The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. Its primary roles are to propose and enact legislation, and to act as guardian of the treaties which provide the legal basis for the EU. The role of the European Commission has some... European Commission in August 2004.

She has had a long career in politics, both in the Swedish parliament, in the Swedish government and in the European Commission. She was Environment Commissioner from 1999-2004 and in the Swedish government she was Minister for Consumer Affairs, Women and Youth in 1988-1991, Minister for Culture in 1994-1996 and Minister for Social Affairs in 1996-1998. Commissioner Wallström has also worked as the CEO of a regional TV network in Sweden and before taking up her appointment as Commissioner she was the executive vice-president of Worldview Global Media in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Mrs Wallström is married to Håkan and has two children, Viktor and Erik.

Curriculum Vitae

• 1999-2004 Member of the The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. Its primary roles are to propose and enact legislation, and to act as guardian of the treaties which provide the legal basis for the EU. The role of the European Commission has some... European Commission, First Vice President/Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy
• 1999-2004 Member of the The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. Its primary roles are to propose and enact legislation, and to act as guardian of the treaties which provide the legal basis for the EU. The role of the European Commission has some... European Commission, Environment
• 1998-1999 Executive Vice-president, Worldview Global Media, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 1996-1998 Minister of Social Affairs
• 1994-1996 Minister of Culture
• 1993- Member of the Executive Committee of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
• 1993-1994 CEO, TV Värmland (Regional Television Network)
• 1988-1991 Minister of Civil Affairs (Consumer Affairs, Women and Youth)
• 1986-1987 Senior Accountant, Alfa Savings bank, Karlstad
• 1979-1985 Member of Parliament
• 1977-1979 accountant, Alfa Savings Bank, Karlstad
• 1974-1977 ombudsman, The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund, abbreviated SSU) is a social democratic youth organisation in Sweden, affiliated with the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. The Social Democratic Youth League was formed in 1917, after that the previous social democratic youth organization... Swedish Social Democratic Youth League
• 1973 graduated from high school

External links

• Margot Wallström presentation by the European Commission (http://europa.eu.int/comm/commission_barroso/wallstrom/index_en.htm)
• Her archived web site as Commissioner for Environment 1999-2004 (http://europa.eu.int/comm/archives/commission_1999_2004/wallstrom/index_en.htm)