Anders Wijkman

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Anders Wijkman
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Anders Wijkman in 2009
Born (1944-09-30) 30 September 1944 (age 79)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationMember of Swedish Christian Democrat Party

Anders Ivar Sven Wijkman (born 30 September 1944 in Stockholm) is a Swedish politician (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna , KD) who was Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009. As a 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 Christian Democrats, part of the European People's Party - European Democrats group.

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He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He was also a substitute for the Committee on Development, a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the United States.

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 Club of Rome and the Tällberg Foundation, and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [1] He is also a councillor for the World Future Council. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Anders Wijkman". EASAC Website. 6 December 2017.
  2. "Association Climate-KIC announces Anders Wijkman as new Chair of the Governing Board". Climate-KIC.