Jörgen Holmquist

Director General
Internal Market and Services
European Commission

Before his appointment to DG Internal Market and Services, Mr Holmquist served as Director General of DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. He has also held the position of Deputy Director General of DG Budget and of Director in DG Agriculture.

Before joining the European Commission, Mr 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. He also spent 7 years in Washington DC, USA on behalf of the Ministry of Finance.

Mr Holmquist was born in Stockholm in 1947. He is married and has two children.

Education:

1971: Degree in Economics from University of Stockholm, Sweden

1971-1972: Trainee, Swedish Ministry of Commerce

Career:

1972-1973: Analyst, Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France

1974-1977: First Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Commerce

1977-1981: Budget Officer, Budget Department, Swedish Ministry of Finance

1981-1987: Head of Unit, Budget Department, Swedish Ministry of Finance

1987-1993: Counsellor for Financial Affairs, Swedish Embassy, Washington D.C., USA

1993-1997: Budget Director, Swedish Ministry of Finance

1997-2001: Director, DG Agriculture, European Commission

2001-2002: Deputy Director General, DG Budget, European Commission

2002-2004: Director General, DG Fisheries, European Commission

2005-2006: Director General, DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, European Commission

Since January 2007: Director General, DG Internal Market and Services