Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir
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Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir is the Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. She has been at this post since September 2002 and among her responsibilities are 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 will become the head of the trading office at the Foreign ministry in Iceland.
Berglind was discussed as a possible candidate for the office of president in 2008, especially if incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson had decided not to run. If elected, she would have become Iceland's second female president.
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, labour and social policy
Social policy
Social policy primarily refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare. Thus, social policy is that part of public policy that has to do with social issues...
and public communication.
Before she was appointed to this post, Berglind was the Secretary-General of the Nordic Council
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
from 1996 to 1999 and the Secretary-General in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
from 1988 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2002. From August 2006, Berglind will become the head of the trading office at the Foreign ministry in Iceland.
Berglind was discussed as a possible candidate for the office of president in 2008, especially if incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson had decided not to run. If elected, she would have become Iceland's second female president.