Gabriella Lindholm

CHAIR OF THE HELSINKI COMMISSION

1 July 2010 – 30 June 2012
Ms Maria Gabriella Lindholm

Ms. Maria Gabriella Lindholm, born in Stockholm 9 March 1951.

1. Education

Bachelor of Arts, University of Uppsala, Sweden (Political Science and Economic History) – 1975

Master, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Fed. Republic of Germany (Political Science and History) – 1977

2. Career

Ministry for Foreign Affairs – 1978

Second Secretary, Swedish Embassy, Havana – 1979-81

Second Secretary, Swedish Embassy, Brasilia – 1981-82

Second Secretary, Swedish Embassy, Buenos Aires – 1983

Head of Section for Latin America, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) – 1986-88

Head of Department for Latin America, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) 1986-88

Private Secretary to the Minister for Int. Development Cooperation, MFA – 1988-90

Deputy Director, Department of Intern. Development Cooperation, MFA – 1990-92

Counsellor, Political Department, Swedish Embassy, Bonn – 1992-94

Director, Department for Central and Eastern Europe, MFA – 1994-95

Private Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs – 1995-99

Deputy Director General, American Department, MFA – 1999-2000

Ambassador and Permanent Representatives to the UN, Swedish Embassy, Vienna – 2000-2005

Ambassador, Swedish Embassy, Lisbon – 2005-2008

Ambassador for Marine Environment – 2008-2010

3. Languages

English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese

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