Margot Wallström
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Margot Elisabeth Wallström (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmǎrːɡɔt ˈvâlːstrœm]; born 28 September 1954)[1] 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.
Margot Wallström | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 3 October 2014 – 10 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Jan Björklund |
Succeeded by | Morgan Johansson |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 3 October 2014 – 10 September 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Carl Bildt |
Succeeded by | Ann Linde |
Minister for Nordic Cooperation | |
In office 25 May 2016 – 21 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Kristina Persson |
Succeeded by | Ann Linde |
United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict | |
In office April 2010 – 22 June 2012 | |
Secretary General | Ban Ki-moon |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Zainab Bangura |
First Vice-President of the European Commission | |
In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Catherine Ashton |
European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy | |
In office 22 November 2004 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Maroš Šefčovič (Inter-Institutional Relations and Administration) |
European Commissioner for the Environment | |
In office 13 September 1999 – 11 November 2004 | |
President | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Ritt Bjerregaard |
Succeeded by | Stavros Dimas |
Minister for Consumer Affairs | |
In office 4 October 1988 – 4 October 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
Preceded by | Bengt K. Å. Johansson |
Succeeded by | Inger Davidson |
Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 19 September 1982 – 11 September 1999 | |
Constituency | Värmland |
Personal details | |
Born | Margot Elisabeth Wallström (1954-09-28) 28 September 1954 (age 69) Skellefteå, Sweden |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse |
Håkan Olsson (m. 1984) |
Children | 2 |
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Wallström previously served as the first United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict from 2010 to 2012,[2][3] 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.