Member of the EU parliament
Biography
Mr Wijkman is a Member of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change of the European Parliament. He was elected Member of the Swedish Parliament (1971-1978). During his career, he held many posts: Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross (1979-1988); Secretary General of the national Society for Nature Conservation (1989-91); Director of the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC) (1992-94) and Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Policy Director (1995-1997). He is currently Member of the European Parliament (1999-), Member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences (1988-), Member of the Board of Tällberg Foundation (2003-) and Vice President of the Club of Rome (2006-). He is also the author of several books on sustainable development, disaster prevention, HIV/Aids.