Lars-Gunnar Wigemark
Lars-Gunnar Wigemark | |
|---|---|
| Head of Mission of EULEX | |
| In office 29 November 2019 – 25 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandra Papadopoulou |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Pietro Barbano |
| EU Ambassador and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 1 March 2015 – 31 August 2019[1] | |
| Preceded by | Peter Sørensen |
| Succeeded by | Johann Sattler[2] |
| Ambassadors of the European Union to Pakistan | |
| In office 2011–2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Jean François Cautain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 March 1960 Göteborg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Lars-Gunnar Bertil Wigemark (born 20 March 1960)[3] is a Swedish diplomat.
Career
[edit]Lars-Gunnar Wigemark was born on March 20, 1960, in Göteborg, Sweden.[3] He graduated from Harvard University in 1984 with an A.B. magna cum laude in Social Sciences and holds a master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in International Law and Economics.[4]
In September 2010, the European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton appointed him as the first EU Head of Delegation and Ambassador to Pakistan.[5] Ambassador Wigemark assumed the post in February 2011 and held it until March 2015.[3] He served from 2015 to 2019 as double-hatted EU Ambassador and Special Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2019, Wigemark was briefly EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic. In November 2019, Wigemark was appointed as head of the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), the largest civilian mission under the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.[6] In recognition of his diligent work towards the advancement of the rule of law and justice system in Kosovo, Wigemark received the Presidential Medal for Rule of Law by the President of Kosovo on 9 June.[7] He ended his term as EULEX Head of Mission on 25 June 2023.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/908 of 25 June 2018 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 of 8 August 2019 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Head of Mission - EULEX - European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo". 2022-07-03. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Head of EU Delegation and EU Special Representative". 2019-07-23. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Profile of Lars-Gunnar Wigemark" (PDF). www.eeas.europa.eu.
- ^ "EULEX Kosovo: new Head of Mission for the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo". www.consilium.europa.eu. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "President Osmani received the head of the EULEX Mission Ambassador Lars-Gunnar Wigemark in a farewell meeting". www.president-ksgov.net. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "New EULEX Head of Mission Takes Office". www.eulex-kosovo.eu. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-05.