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Margot Wallström

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Margot Wallström

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Swedish politician

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Margot Wallström is a Swedish politician and member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Born in Kåge in 1954, she has worked in Stockholm and served as an employee of the United Nations. Her political career includes holding the positions of vice-president of the European Commission, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, European Commissioner for the Environment, and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden. She is a member of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue.

Wallström has received the Royal Order of the Seraphim and the Commander of the Legion of Honour. She speaks Swedish and has authored works, including *Environmental Education & Training in Europe*.

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Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • Environmental Education & Training in Europe

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
SE

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
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Total plays
5

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Key facts

Monarch
Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime minister
Stefan Löfven
Preceded by
Jan Björklund
Succeeded by
Morgan Johansson
Secretary general
Ban Ki-moon
President
José Manuel Barroso
Constituency
Värmland
Born
Margot Elisabeth Wallström , ( 1954-09-28 ) 28 September 1954 (age 71) , Skellefteå , Sweden
Party
Social Democrats
Spouse
Håkan Olsson ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Margot Elisabeth Wallström ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎrːɡɔt ˈvâlːstrœm]; born 28 September 1954) is a Swedish politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2019 and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 2016 to 2019.

Wallström previously served as the first United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict from 2010 to 2012, as Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy from 2004 to 2010, European Commissioner for the Environment from 1999 to 2004, Minister for Consumer Affairs from 1988 to 1991 and Member of the Riksdag (MP) for Värmland from 1982 to 1999.

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