Cecilia Wikström
Cecilia Wikström | |
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Cecilia Wikström in February 2014, while a Member of the European Parliament | |
| Chair of the European Parliament Petitions Committee | |
| In office 7 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Member of the Swedish Parliament | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Uppsala County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecilia Karin Maria Sundström 17 October 1965 Övertorneå, Sweden |
| Political party | Swedish: Liberal Party EU: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Spouse(s) | Björn Bolin Jan-Erik Wikström |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Website | www.ceciliawikstrom.eu |
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Cecilia Karin Maria Wikström, née Sundström, originally Nodbjörk (born 17 October 1965) is a Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Sweden, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
She is also a priest in the Church of Sweden and the author of several books. She was married to former Swedish Minister for Education Jan-Erik Wikström from 1995 to 2010, and before that to the Swedish priest Björn Bolin.
Wikström got her Bachelor of Theology at the Department of Theology at Uppsala University in 1993. She has had various positions in the Church of Sweden, such as parish minister, university chaplain, prison chaplain, and canon of Uppsala Cathedral.