Secretary-General of the Nordic Council
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Nordic Council Nordic Council Secretariat | |
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Nordic Council Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nominator | Nordic Council |
| Inaugural holder | Emil Vindsetmoe |
| Formation | Jul 1971 |
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.
The current Secretary-General is Britt Bohlin Olsson of Sweden, who took office on 1 January 2014.
List of Secretaries-General
| Term of office | Country | Secretary-General |
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| 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–present | Sweden |
Britt Bohlin Olsson |
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