Director General

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

After a decade of scientific research at Stockholm University, Mr. Liljelund changed to governmental environmental work (except for 89-92). During the period 1985 up to now he has been involved as a Swedish expert in several conventions and political cooperations, for example CBD, LRTAP, AEPS/Arctic Council, and different working groups under the European Commission.

Just now he is the chair of European Environmental Agency and member of Environment Policy Review Group (EU) and the board of Nordic Environmental Finance Cooperation. On the national level, he is Chair of the Swedish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Board, Member of the boards of the Swedish Space Agency, National Forestry Board, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and the MISTRA-foundation which a foundation for environmental scientific research.

Mr. Lars-Erik Liljelund got a Bachelor degree of Biological Sciences in 1971 and a Ph. D. in Ecology in 1977 from Stockholm University.