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– I am happy and proud that the government has decided to nominate Cecilia Malmström for this important post, Foreign Minister Anna Hallberg said at a press conference on Tuesday. She has impressive experience in, among other places, the EU.
Cecilia Malmström left the position of EU Commissioner on the last day of November 2019, after which she held that position for almost ten years, of which the last half was responsible for the trade issues of the Union, which would be an argument for her to lead an organization for economic cooperation and development.
– I want to thank Anna Hallberg and the government for supporting my candidacy. The need for multilateralism and international solutions is more important than ever, says Cecilia Malmström and lists global problems such as the climate, the pandemic, unemployment and financial markets.
Malmström has had several prominent roles in Swedish and European politics, a career that gained momentum in connection with her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Gothenburg in 1998. In the Liberals she was vice president of the party under Jan Björklund from 2007 until she became in EU Commissioner. .
The current Secretary General of the OECD, the Mexican Ángel Gurría, has held the position since June 2006 and the last time a European had it was in May 1996 when the French Jean-Claude Paye resigned. No woman has led the OECD. The nomination process began on August 1, and the 37 member states can nominate each candidate until the end of October; the five-year appointment begins on June 1, 2021.
