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Cecilia Malmström

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    Cecilia Malmström is a senior advisor in the firm's Brussels office. She has devoted the better part of her career to global affairs and international relations and has extensive experience with multilateral leadership and cooperation. Cecilia, a non-lawyer, served as European commissioner for trade from 2014 to 2019 and as European commissioner for home affairs from 2010 to 2014. She was first elected as a member of the European Parliament in 1999, serving until 2006, and was minister for EU affairs in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2010.

    As European commissioner for trade, Cecilia represented the European Union in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international trade bodies. She was responsible for negotiating bilateral trade agreements with key countries, including agreements with Canada, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Vietnam, and the four founding Mercosur countries.

    Cecilia holds a Ph.D. in political science from the department of political science of the University of Gothenburg.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Gothenburg, Ph.D., 1998
        • Political Science
    • University of Gothenburg, 1991
        • University degree
    Government Experience
    • European Commission
    • European Parliament
    Languages
    • Swedish
    • French
    • Spanish
    • English
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • Peterson Institute for International Economics, Nonresident Senior Fellow
    • School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Visiting Professor
    • Friends of Europe, Member of the Board of Trustees
    • Migration Policy Institute (MPI), Member of the Board of Trustees
    • Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group
    Previous Experience
    • European Commissioner for Trade (2014-2019)
    • European Commissioner for Home Affairs (2010-2014)
    • Minister for European Union Affairs (2006-2010)
    • Swedish Member of the European Parliament (1999-2006)

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