Lars-Gunnar Wigemark

Lars-Gunnar Bertil Wigemark (born 20 March 1960)[3] is a Swedish diplomat.

Lars-Gunnar Wigemark
Head of Mission of EULEX
In office
29 November 2019 – 25 June 2023
Preceded byAlexandra Papadopoulou
Succeeded byGiovanni Barbano
EU Ambassador and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
1 March 2015 – 31 August 2019[1]
Preceded byPeter Sørensen
Succeeded byJohann Sattler[2]
Ambassadors of the European Union to Pakistan
In office
2011–2015
Succeeded byJean François Cautain
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) 20 March 1960
Göteborg, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Alma materHarvard University

Career

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
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Head of EU Delegation and EU Special Representative". 2019-07-23. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "Profile of Lars-Gunnar Wigemark" (PDF). www.eeas.europa.eu.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "New EULEX Head of Mission Takes Office". www.eulex-kosovo.eu. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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