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.
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.
List of secretaries-general Portrait Name Term of office Country Took office Left office Time in office Emil Vindsetmoe 1971 1973 years Helge Seip 1973 1977 years Gudmund Saxrud 1977 1982 years Ilkka-Christian Björklund 1982 1987 years Gerhard af Schultén 1987 1989 years Jostein Osnes 1990 1994 years Anders Wenström 1994 1996 years Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir 1996 1999 years Frida Nokken 1999 2007 years Jan-Erik Enestam 2007 2013 years Britt Bohlin Olsson 2014 2021 years Kristina Háfoss 1 February 2021 Incumbent
See also
Nordic Council Nordic countries
References
External links Official website