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For the Swedish politician born 196ersee Cecilia Wikström
Cecilia Wigström (born 1971) was a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002. Wigström was re-elected in October 2006, attracting 6.3% of the People's Party's votes in Gothenburg. She often highlighted the plight of Dawit Isaak, a journalist imprisoned by the Eritrean government without trial, after demanding democratic reforms.
In 2008, Wigström was one of the strong voices supporting the controversial legislative change regulating the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA).
Cecilia Wigström was elected member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on EU Affairs, the Standing Committee on Justice and the Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Cecilia Wigström served 8 years in the Swedish delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. She participated actively in election observation missions and was elected vice chairman of the Committee on human rights, democracy and humanitarian affairs in 2004. She served as acting chairman of the committee for 2 years.