Hans-Horst Konkolewsky

Hans-Horst Konkolewsky has been president of the ORP International Foundation since March 2019. He was previously the first director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and Secretary General of the International Social Security Association.

In short

Danish manager specializing in international occupational safety and health and social security organizations. His career spans from the creation of the European OSH Agency to leading the main international social security association.

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  1. Who
  2. Current position
  3. Career
  4. Work areas
  5. What has not been verified
  6. Related content
  7. References

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Who

Hans-Horst Konkolewsky is a Danish manager whose career has been developed in international occupational safety and health and social security organizations. He has chaired the ORP International Foundation since March 2019, according to the announcement published by the organization itself.

Current position

President of the ORP International Foundation. The source that accredits the position is the entity that appointed him, so it serves to accredit his function within the Foundation and not as an external and independent confirmation.

Career

He was the first executive director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work , based in Bilbao. The agency’s 25th anniversary commemorative document lists him among its founders and as a former director.

He later became Secretary General of the International Social Security Association. The association’s official history states that he was elected in 2004, assumed office in 2005, and retired at the end of 2018, with Marcelo Abi-Ramia Caetano as his successor.

Work areas

Governance of international occupational safety and health and social security organizations, and dissemination of the Vision Zero strategy.

What has not been verified

This profile does not specify the exact years of his term at the European agency, as they are not explicitly stated in the institutional documentation consulted, and instead relies on the social security association’s own timeline for his tenure there. A profile of him published by an international forum still lists him as the current Secretary General: this information is outdated and should not be used.

Related content

References

  1. ORP International Foundation. Announcement of his appointment as president, March 9, 2019. Accessed: September 6, 2026. fiorp.org
  2. International Social Security Association. Official history of the organization, with a chronology of its secretaries-general. Accessed: September 6, 2026. issa.int
  3. European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Commemorative document for its 25th anniversary. Accessed: 6 September 2026. osha.europa.eu

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