Background
Widgren, Jonas was born on June 11, 1944 in Stockholm. Son of Olof and Mireille (Hammar) Widgren.
Governmental policy consultant
Widgren, Jonas was born on June 11, 1944 in Stockholm. Son of Olof and Mireille (Hammar) Widgren.
Graduate, Stockholm U., 1967.
Department secretary, Swedish Ministry of Interior, 1967-1969;
secretary general, Parliamentary Commision on Immigration, Sweden, 1970-1974;
deputy director, then director, Ministry of Labour, Sweden, 1975-1981;
under-secretary of state, Ministry of Labour, Sweden, 1982-1986;
senior advisor to high commissioner for refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland, 1987-1992;
director, International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Vienna, Austria, since 1993. Senior policy advisor Swedish Refugee Commission, 1995. Special advisor to European Union Comm, Brussels, since 1995.
Consultant in international refugee and migration to United Nations, International Labor Office, Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development, International Organisation for Migration, Council of Europe, others. Chair working party on migration Organisation for Economics Cooperative and Development, 1983-1987. Lecturer in field.
Secretary commission on immigration Swedish Social-Democratic Party, 1976-1979, under-secretary of state, Government of Olof Palme, 1982-1986.
Married Jadranka Cacic, December 21, 1967.
