Rüdiger Strempel has been the Executive Secretary of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission – HELCOM) since 1st August 2019
An international lawyer by training, Rüdiger looks back on many years of experience of environmental law, policy and diplomacy at the national and international levels, with a particular focus on international marine conservation.
Among his previous appointments are the positions of Executive Secretary of the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North-East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (UNEP/ASCOBANS) and the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS).