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
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...
.
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
Kristina Háfoss (born ''Danielsen''; 26 June 1975) is a Faroese economist, lawyer, politician ( Tjóðveldi) and former national swimmer for the Faroe Islands. She was Minister of Finance of the Faroe Islands from 2015-2019. She was elected for ...
of the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
became the new Secretary-General.
List of Secretaries-General
See also
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Nordic Council
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Nordic countries
References
External links
Official website
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