Bernt Stilluf Karlsen (born 25 April 1950) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party.
He holds the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and military training from the Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Sør-Norge. He has been an executive in Vard, Maritime Group, Iko, Aker Norcem and Saga. He has also worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Industry and as secretary in the Standing Committee on Local Government. From 1995 to 1999 he worked as a partner and broker in Fondsfinans. He has thereafter been an adviser in ProCorp, which notably was contracted by Yukos Oil in 2001.[1] [2] [3]
He joined the Liberal Party in 1973, was deputy chair of the Young Liberals of Norway and was named by them as the Liberal Party's representative in Oslo Port Authority; he has chaired the board since 1999. He also chaired Oslo Sporveier from 2006 to 2007 and Ruter from 2012. From 1999 to 2000 he was a member of the Committee on Defence Policy named by Bondevik's First Cabinet. He has also been a board member of Dagbladet.[1] [2] [3] [4]
He resides on a small farm at Krokskogen in northern Bærum.[3]