Per Unckel served as Chair of the Governing Board since its establishment in 2008 and until his sudden death on September 20, 2011.
During 18 years (1976-1986, 1994-2002) Per Unckel was one of the most vivid members of the Riksdag (Parliament) of Sweden. In 1991-1994 he served as Minister of Education of Sweden, in 2003-2006 — Secretary-General at the Nordic Council of Ministers. After his retirement from the Swedish politics in 2007, Per Unckel was appointed as Governor of the Stockholm region.
He combined this office with his long-standing efforts to consolidate the donors’ support to EHU since the re-establishment in Vilnius.