Anders Ivar Sven Wijkman (born 30 September 1944 in

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) is a Swedish

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(

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: ''

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'', KD) who was

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from 1999 to 2009. As member of the European Parliament, he focused on issues related to climate change, environment, development cooperation and humanitarian affairs. He is a member of the

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, part of the European People's Party - European Democrats group. He sat on the

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's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He was also a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the

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. Anders has been a member of the Swedish parliament, secretary general of the Swedish Red Cross, and president of the International Red Cross Disaster Relief Commission. Anders Wijkman is Co-President of

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and the Tällberg Foundation, and is a member of the

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. He is also a councillor for the

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Career

* University degree (1967) * Secretary-General of the Swedish Red Cross (1979–1988) and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (1989–1991) * Director-General of the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (1992–1994) * Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 1998) * Member of the

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(1971–1978) * Vice-Chairman of Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002–2004) * Assistant Secretary-General of united Nations and Policy Director of UNDP (1995–1997) * Member of the

* Member of International Factor 10 Club * Member of the

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* Member of the Board of Lead International * Member of the Board of the

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* Member of the

* Member of the Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Sweden * Chairman of the board of the National Museum of Natural History * Chairman of the board of the ZERI Foundation * Member of the

(1999–2009) * Chair of the Governing Board of Climate-KIC since 2017 * Member of the board of Think-thank Tankesmedjan Global Utmaning

References

External links

Official website

European Parliament biography
* 1944 births Living people Christian Democrats (Sweden) politicians Christian Democrats (Sweden) MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Club of Rome members Members of the Riksdag 1970–1973 Members of the Riksdag 1974–1976 Members of the Riksdag 1976–1979 {{Sweden-MEP-stub