Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Berglind.
| Berglind Asgeirsdottir | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 January 1955 (age 61) Ólafsvík, Iceland |
| Other names | Sigríður Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir |
| Occupation | Ambassador |
Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir (born 1955) is the current Icelandic ambassador to France, Italy, Spain and North Africa. She was the Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. She was at this post since September 2002 and among her responsibilities were the areas of education, health, labour and social policy and public communication.
Before she was appointed to this post, Berglind was the Secretary-General of the Nordic Council from 1996 to 1999 and the Secretary-General in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Iceland from 1988 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2002. From August 2006, Berglind was the head of the trading office at the Foreign ministry in Iceland.
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| Preceded by Anders Wenström |
Secretary-General of the Nordic Council 1996–1996 |
Succeeded by Frida Nokken |
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