Dr. Anders Wijkman, Sweden – Co-President of the Club of Rome, Vice-President of the Tällberg Foundation, Former Member of the European Parliament

Anders Wijkman is Senior Advisor to the Stockholm Environment Institute, to the department of Energy Systems at Linköping University and Board Member of the Tällberg Foundation. In a special assignment he is chairing a Swedish Government Task Force on a major review of Public Procurement legislation.

Anders was a Member of the European Parliament  from 1999-2009, where his focus was on issues related to environment, energy and climate, development cooperation and humanitarian affairs. He received several awards during his years in Parliament, notably on his work on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Prior to his election to the European  Parliament, Anders served as Assistant  Secretary-General of the United Nations and Policy  Director of UNDP (1995-1997), Director-General of  SAREC – Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries – (1992-1994), Secretary-General  of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation  (1989-1991) and Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross (1979-1988). He was also member of the Swedish Parliament from 1970 to 1978.

Anders is a member of the Club of Rome, the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences and the Swedish Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. He is also a Board member of the Stockholm Resilience Center, the International Environment Institute in Lund and SOLARUS, an innovative solar energy company.

Anders was appointed honoray doctor at Linköping University in 2011.

He is the author of several books on sustainable development, HIV/Aids  and European integration. His most recent book ”The big denial” – with co-author Professor Johan Rockström – was published in april this year.

Born in 1944, Anders is married and has three children.