Magnus Liljeström is a Senior advisor to the international development projects of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). He has been working in development cooperation for more than 30 years and for the last dozen of years has been focusing on the local aspects of good governance, democracy and the development of local government associations. Since 2016, he has been engaged in projects in Ukraine in support of the decentralization reform. Mr Liljeström is also an experienced local politician, currently as a member of the municipal council, executive committee and social welfare committee of his home municipality.