Secretary-General of the Nordic Council

The Secretary-General of the Nordic Council is the head of the Nordic Council Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the Nordic Council. The Nordic parliamentary co-operation, the Nordic Council, is led by the Secretary General in Copenhagen.

Secretary-General of the
Nordic Council
Incumbent
Britt Bohlin Olsson
since 1 January 2014
Nordic Council
Nordic Council Secretariat
SeatNordic Council Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
NominatorNordic Council
FormationJuly 1971
First holderEmil Vindsetmoe
WebsiteOfficial website

The Secretary General together with the Council Secretariat prepares the business procedures which are then processed by the Nordic Council. Preparations are made in consultation and collaboration with the Secretariat for the Nordic Council's national delegations and the party groups. The Secretary General submits reports to the Nordic Council's executive body, the Presidium, which is led by the President of the Nordic Council. The agenda for the Presidium's meetings is drawn up together with the Nordic Council's President.

The current Secretary-General is Britt Bohlin Olsson of Sweden, who took office on 1 January 2014. On 1 February 2021 Kristina Háfoss of the Faroe Islands will be the new Secretary-General.[1]

List of Secretaries-General
Term of office Country Secretary-General
1971–1973  Norway Emil Vindsetmoe
1973–1977  Norway Helge Seip
1977–1982  Norway Gudmund Saxrud
1982–1987  Finland Ilkka-Christian Björklund
1987–1989  Finland Gehard af Schultén
1990–1994  Norway Jostein Osnes
1994–1996  Sweden Anders Wenström
1996–1999  Iceland Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir
1999–2007  Norway Frida Nokken
2007–2013  Finland Jan-Erik Enestam
2014–2021  Sweden Britt Bohlin Olsson
2021–  Faroe Islands Kristina Háfoss

See also

References
  1. "Kristina Háfoss from the Faroe Islands chosen as new Secretary General of Nordic Council". norden.org. Nordic Council. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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