Karl-Erik Norrman

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Karl-Erik Normann, Secretary General of the European Cultural Parliament


Karl-Erik Norrman
Swedish Ambassador
Former
Assumed office

1989

Personal details
Spouse(s) Doris Soffel
Profession Diplomat
Alma Mater Uppsala University in Russian


Biography[edit]

Karl-Erik Norrman is the founder of the European Cultural Parliament (ECP) which is a forum for 150 cultural personalities from more than 40 European countries. As a Swedish diplomat, he served in Moscow, Peking, Geneva and Rome and was in charge of foreign policy, trade negotiations, development cooperation and UN negotiations.

As ambassador since 1989, he was the Swedish Commissioner General at EXPO 92 in Seville and in the past was head of the Cultural Department in the Foreign Ministry. He has also worked as an opera singer and is the author of several books and articles about Germany, China, India, cultural politics, theatre, opera, design, European identities, football and transatlantic relations.

Diplomatic offices
Preceded by Ambassador of Sweden to the Russian Federation

2000–2012

Succeeded by

External Links and References[edit]

The Berlin Language of Art & Music Conference 2014