Acting Head of Administration

The acting Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for the agency’s leadership, oversight and development in consultation with the Governor. The purpose is to ensure that the agency’s operations are conducted lawfully and efficiently, in accordance with good administrative practice. The agency’s areas of responsibility are regulated in section 3 of the Act on the State Department of Åland. Under the rules of procedure, the acting Chief Administrative Officer makes decisions in several of the agency’s areas of responsibility and presents matters for decisions to be made by the Governor. The Chief Administrative Officer’s duties also include serving as the Governor’s deputy and handling the district registrar’s duties in that person’s absence. The duties include preparedness and preparedness planning, as well as civil protection. Unlike the regular Chief Administrative Officer’s duties under the rules of procedure, the acting Chief Administrative Officer’s duties do not include serving as secretary to the Åland Delegation, duties as a notary public, or solemnising marriages.