EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. In the 2014-2019 legislature, Wikström was a full member of the Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and was formerly a substitute member of the Committee of Legal Affairs (JURI). On 7 July 2014, she was elected a Chairwoman of the Committee for Petitions. From 2017, Wikström chaired the Conference of Committee Chairs. She was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights. and vice-chair of the Intergroup for Disabled People. On 29 March 2019 the Liberal Party decided on their list of candidates for the 2019 EU election, on which Wikström would not appear. Candidacy for European Ombudsman In 2019, Wikström was one of five candidates for the post of European Ombudsman. In the final ballot in the European Parliament on 18 December 2019, she came in fourth, with only 38 votes. Life after politics Since leaving politics, Wikström has been serving as director of the Kjell and Märta Beijers Foundation, a research foundation. Other activities Corporate boards Beijer Alma, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2018) Non-profit organizations Kangaroo Group, Member Campaign for the Establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly, Supporter Fight Impunity, Member of the Honorary Board (2019–2022) Personal life Wikström has written and published two books. In 2004 she published När livet går sönder, a book about crisis management. Her second book I tillitens tecken was published in 2006. She has also held various positions in national and regional boards, such as the Swedish UNESCO Board, the Police County Board and Liberal Women group in Uppsala County. Since 2001 she is the owner and executive Director of Wikström Consulting LTD. Wikström is of Tornedalian descent. Tiina Laitila Kälvemark References External links www.ceciliawikstrom.eu Cecilia Wikström - Liberal People's Party Cecilia Wikström - European Parliament / MEPs 1965 births 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests 21st-century Swedish Lutheran priests 21st-century Swedish women politicians 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden Articles containing video clips Liberals (Sweden) MEPs Living people Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 MEPs for Sweden 2014–2019 People from Övertorneå Municipality Prison chaplains Swedish women writers Tornedalians Uppsala University alumni Women Lutheran clergy Women members of the