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 | |
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| Nordic Council Secretariat | |
| Seat | Nordic Council Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nominator | Nordic Council |
| Formation | July 1971 |
| First holder | Emil Vindsetmoe |
| Website | Official 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.
On 1 February 2021 Kristina Háfoss of the Faroe Islands became the new Secretary-General.[1]
List of secretaries-general
edit| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Country | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Emil Vindsetmoe | 1971 | 1973 | 1–2 years | Norway | ||
| Helge Seip | 1973 | 1977 | 3–4 years | Norway | ||
| Gudmund Saxrud | 1977 | 1982 | 4–5 years | Norway | ||
| Ilkka-Christian Björklund | 1982 | 1987 | 4–5 years | Finland | ||
| Gerhard af Schultén | 1987 | 1989 | 1–2 years | Finland | ||
| Jostein Osnes | 1990 | 1994 | 3–4 years | Norway | ||
| Anders Wenström | 1994 | 1996 | 1–2 years | Sweden | ||
| Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir | 1996 | 1999 | 2–3 years | Iceland | ||
| Frida Nokken | 1999 | 2007 | 7–8 years | Norway | ||
| Jan-Erik Enestam | 2007 | 2013 | 5–6 years | Finland | ||
| Britt Bohlin Olsson | 2014 | 2021 | 6–7 years | Sweden | ||
| Kristina Háfoss | 1 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 285 days | Faroe Islands | ||
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See also
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edit- ^ "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.