Jörgen Holmquist

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Jörgen Holmquist
Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, European Commission
In office
2002–2006
Succeeded byFokion Fotiadis
Personal details
Born(1947-05-01)1 May 1947
University of Stockholm

Jörgen Holmquist (1 May 1947 – 28 March 2014

Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. He was chair of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and the European Corporate Governance Institute
from 2012 until his death.

Career

Prior to his appointment as Director-General (DG) of Internal Market and Services, Holmquist served as the DG of Fisheries and Maritime Affair (2005–2006), DG of Fisheries (2002–2004), Deputy DG of Budget (2001–2002) and Director in DG Agriculture (1997–2001), all within the European Commission. Before joining the Commission, Holmquist served in the Swedish government. He spent most of his career in the Swedish Ministry of Finance where he dealt with economic policy and particularly public sector budgeting. His last position at the Ministry of Finance prior to leaving for the European Commission was as Budget Director (2003–2007). He also spent 7 years in

Washington DC on behalf of the Ministry of Finance.[2]

References

  1. ^ "International Federation of Accountants: In Memoriam: Jorgen Holmquist 1947-2014". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  2. ^ "European Commission - DG Internal Market and Services: Our Director General". Retrieved 2009-09-05.

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