Jörgen Holmquist

Jörgen Holmquist
Director-General Internal Market and Services, European Commission
In office 2007–2010
Preceded by	Alexander Schaub
Director-General Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, European Commission
In office 2002–2006
Succeeded by	Fokion Fotiadis
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-01)1 May 1947 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	28 March 2014(2014-03-28) (aged 66) United States
Spouse	Gail Rubenstein
Alma mater	University of Stockholm

Jörgen Holmquist (1 May 1947 – 28 March 2014) was a Swedish public administrator who was the Director-General of Internal Market and Services at the European Commission, a position he held until 2010. Before his appointment to DG Internal Market and Services, he served as the Director-General of 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.

External links

• The European Commission
• DG Internal Market and Services
• DG Budget
• DG Agriculture
• EFCA