Cecilia Malmström
Cecilia Malmström | |
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| Minister for EU Affairs | |
| Assumed office October 6, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 15, 1968 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
| Website | www.cecilia.nu |
Anna Cecilia Malmström (born May 15, 1968) is a Swedish politician currently serving as Minister for EU Affairs in the Swedish government. Prior to her appointment as Minister for EU Affairs on October 6, 2006, she had served as a Member of the European Parliament since 1999. She is a member of the Liberal People's Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
When she was MEP she was member of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. She was also a substitute for the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.
Cecilia Malmström was born in Stockholm but grew up in Gothenburg and in France. She speaks Swedish, English, Spanish and French fluently, and also decent German and Italian. She currently resides in Gothenburg with her husband and two twin daughters.
During her time as MEP she also initiated the oneseat.eu web campaign [1], which aims to make the European Parliament permanently seated in Brussels.
Education
- 1987: Studies in literature at the Sorbonne, Paris
- 1991: University degree
- Ph.D (1998) in political science, Gothenburg University
- 1989: Technical assistant with SKF in Paris (1986–1987) and Barcelona
Career
- 1989–1992: Psychiatric nurse, Lillhagen Hospital
- 1991–1992: Teacher of social studies, municipal adult education service
- 1992–1999: Researcher at Gothenburg University
- since 1997: Member of the Swedish Liberal Party executive
- since 2001: Leading member of the Party
- 1998–2001: Member of Västra Götaland regional council
- 1999–2006: Member of the European Parliament
- 1999–2006: Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
- 1999–2004: Member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
- 1999–2004: Vice-Chairwoman of the Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee
- 2002–2004: ELDR Group spokeswoman on foreign affairs
- 1999–2006: Member of the ELDR/ALDE Group Bureau
- since 1999: Member of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (Utrikespolitiska samfundet)
- since October 2006: Minister of European Affairs in Sweden
- Author of books, articles and essays on regional parties, regionalism, Spanish politics, European politics, immigration and terrorism, etc
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Sweden)
External links
- Template:MEP website
- Template:EP MEP info/6th term
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
