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Director General

The Director General is responsible to the Board and manages running activity in accordance with the directives and guidelines decided by the Board.

Sven Stafström is Director General of the Swedish Research Council.

Photo of Mille Millnert, new director general for the Swedish Research Council.

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E-mail: gd@vr.se

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