Council member 2021-2024
- Grete K. Hovelsrud, President (Nordland Research Institute and Nord University (Norway))
- Andrey N. Petrov (ARCTICenter and Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa (USA))
- Tayana Arakchaa (KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden))
- Tatiana Degai (Council of Itelmens of Kamchatka “Tkhsanom” (Russia) and University of Victoria (Canada))
- Marina Nenasheva (Northern Arctic Federal University (Russia))
- Embla Eir Oddsdottir (Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (Iceland))
- Annette Scheepstra (University of Groningen (Netherlands))
- Julie Raymond-Yakoubian (Social Science Program, Kawerak Inc. (USA))
- Gary Wilson (University of Northern British Columbia (Canada))
Council members 2017-2021
- Andrey Petrov, President
University of Northern Iowa, USA - Peter Sköld (Outgoing President)
Umea University, Sweden - Dmitry Funk
Moscow State University and Tomsk State University, Russia - Diane Hirshberg
University of Alaska Anchorage, USA - Michał Łuszczuk
Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Poland - Gertrude Saxinger
University of Vienna and Austrian Polar Research Insitute Vienna, Austria - Tatiana Vlasova
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Gary Wilson
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada - Alona Yefimenko
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat, Denmar
Council members 2014- 2017
- Peter Sköld, President
Umea University, Sweden - Gail Fondahl, Ex-officio (Outgoing President)
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada - Grete K. Hovelsrud
Nordland Research Institute and University of Nordland, Norway - Andrey Petrov
University of Northern Iowa, USA - Gertrude Saxinger
University of Vienna, Austria - Florian Stammler
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland - Tatiana Vlasova
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Alona Yefimenko
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat, Denmark
Council members 2011 - 2014
- Gail Fondahl, President
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada - Joan Nymand Larsen, Ex-officio (Outgoing President)
Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland - Alona Yefimenko
Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat, Denmark
Florian Stammler
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland - Andrey Petrov
University of Northern Iowa, USA - Peter Schweitzer
University of Vienna, Austria/University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA - Chris Southcott
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada - Birger Poppel
Issittumi inuuniarnermut atugassarititaasunik missisuineq, Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, Ilisimatusarfik - University of Greenland, Greenland - Tatiana Vlasova
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Council members 2008 - 2011
- Joan Nymand Larsen, President
Stefansson Arctic Institute, Iceland - Yvon Csonka, Ex officio (immediate past president)
Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel, Switzerland - Grete Kaare Hovelsrud
CICERO (Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research Oslo), Norway - Lene Kielsen Holm
Director for Sustainable Development and Research, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Greenland - Alexander King
University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom - Birger Poppel, Vice-President
Issittumi inuuniarnermut atugassarititaasunik missisuineq, Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, Ilisimatusarfik - University of Greenland, Greenland - Peter Schweitzer
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA - Florian Stammler
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland - Anne Sudkamp, Executive Officer
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Council members 2004 - 2008
- Yvon Csonka, President
Ilisimatusarfik - The University of Greenland - Birger Poppel, Vice-President
Issittumi inuuniarnermut atugassarititaasunik missisuineq, Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, Ilisimatusarfik - University of Greenland, Greenland - Peter Schweitzer, ex officio (immediate past president)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA - Galina Diatchkova
Head of History, Ethnography, and Achaeology Department, Regional Museum, Russia - Igor Krupnik
Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institution, USA - Patrik Lantto
Umeå University, Sweden - Heather Myers
University of Northern British Columbia, Canada - Anne Sudkamp, Executive Officer
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Council members 2001- 2004
- Peter Schweitzer, President
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Noel Broadbent
Umea University, Sweden - Galina Diatchkova
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Gérard Duhaime
Laval University, Canada - Murielle Nagy
Laval University, Canada - Birger Poppel
University of Greenland, Greenland - Gordon Pullar
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Nancy Wachowich
University of Aberdeen, UK
Council members 1998-2001
- Gérard Duhaime, President
Laval University, Canada - Noel Broadbent
Umea University, Sweden - Jens Dahl
University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Oscar Kawagley
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Ludger Müller-Wille
McGill University, Canada - Marit Mirvoll
University of Tromsø, Norway - Frank Sejersen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Nikolai Vakhtin
European University at St. Petersburg, Russia
Council members 1995-1998
- Jens Dahl, Chair
University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Sofia Aikio
Saami Council, Finland - Gary Baikie
Torngasok Culture Centre, Canada - Noel Broadbent
Umea University, Sweden - Richard Caulfield
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Julie Cruikshank
University of British Columbia, Canada - Susanne Dubbroe
Arhus University, Denmark - Ludger Müller-Wille
McGill University, Canada - Robert Petersen, Vice-Chair
University of Greenland, Greenland - Monica Tannenberg
University of Lapland, Finalnd - Rosita Worl
University of Alaska, Southeast, USA - Nikolai Vakhtin
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Frank Sejersen (Secretary)
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Council members 1992-1995
- Ludger Müller-Wille, Chair
McGill University, Canada - Pekka Aikio
Nordic Sami Instituite, Norway - Yelena N. Andreeva
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Noel Broadbent
National Science Foundation, USA - Richard Caulfield
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Susanne Dybbroe, Vice-Chair
Arhus University, Denmark - Igor I. Krupnik
Smithsonian Institution, USA - Henry Minde
University of Tromso, Norway - Finn Breinholt Larsen
Arhus University, Denmark - Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
Laval University, Canada - Monica Tennberg
University of Lapland, Finalnd - Nikolai Vakhtin
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Michael Pretes, Secretary
University of Lapland, Finland
Council members 1990-1992 (acting council)
- Ludger Müller-Wille, Chair
McGill University, Canada - Noel Broadbent
National Science Foundation, USA - Susanne Dybbroe
Arhus University, Denmark - Nils Jernsletten
University of Tromso, Norway - Oscar Kawagley
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA - Finn Breinholt Larsen
Arhus University, Denmark - Edna Ahgeak Maclean
University of Washington, USA - Hiroaki Okada
Hokkaido University, Japan - Vladimir Pavlenko
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia - Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
Laval University, Canada - Lise Lyck, Alternate
Copenhagen School of Ecionomics, Denmark - Joëlle Robert-Lamblin, Alternate
Musee de l'Homme, France