Bengt Kjellson
Chair
UN-GGIM: Europe Executive Committee
Sweden

Biography
Bengt Kjellson was appointed as the Director General and Executive Chief of Lantmäteriet in July 2011, and before his appointment to head the authority, Bengt was Head of Lantmäteriet´s Division for Land Registration. Lantmäteriet is the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority. He has also been involved in international matters related to Land Administration.

Other assignments:
• Chairman of UN GGIM Europe Executive Committee, 2014--
• Member of board and vice president of Eurogeograhics, 2012—2014
• Member of the Swedish e-Government delegation
• Chairman of Credit- and Real Estate Market Advisory board
• Chairman of high level advisory board, Geodatarådet
• Faculty of Law, Uppsala University. Chairman of the Institute of Real Estate Legal Research, 2005 —, member of board since 1999.
• Chairman of board for EULIS
• Chairman of UN ECE Working Party on Land Administration (2001-2005), and Bureau member 1999—2005.

Bengt got his law degree from University of Uppsala, Sweden.