PhD in Political Science. Formerly: Researcher, Göteborg University, Sweden, teaching European politics; Member of the European Parliament; Minister for European Affairs of Sweden, responsible for issues such as the Lisbon Treaty, the EU strategy for growth and employment and the review of the EU budget, and for the preparation and co-ordination of the Swedish EU Presidency. 2010-14, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs; responsible for the European Commission’s work within the fields of asylum and migration, police cooperation, border control and the fight against organized crime and human trafficking. 2014-2019 EU Commissioner for Trade; responsible for EU trade policy; represents the EU in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international trade institutions and negotiations.
Now senior research fellow at PIIE Washington (non resident)
Advisor Covington Burling LLP