Geir Barvik Explained

Geir Barvik
Office:Director-General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity
Term Start:2010
Term End:2016
Predecessor:Osmund Kaldheim
Successor:Libe Rieber-Mohn
Office2:Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank
Term Start2:2001
Term End2:2010
Predecessor2:Lars Wilhelmsen
Successor2:Bård Øistensen
Birth Date:19 May 1958
Birth Place:Bø, Telemark
Nationality:Norwegian

Geir Barvik (born 19 May 1958, in Bø, Telemark) is a Norwegian civil servant. He served as Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank from 2001 to 2010 and as Director-General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity from 2010 to 2016. From 2016 he is a Director in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

Career

Barvik worked at the Norwegian State Housing Bank and in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, where he was a Principal Officer from 1991, Assistant Director General from 1992 and Deputy Director General from 1994.

He was appointed as Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank by the King-in-Council in 2001, and held the position until 2010.[1] In 2010 he was appointed by the King-in-Council as the Director General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity.[2] In 2016 he was succeeded by Libe Rieber-Mohn.[3]

Background

Barvik grew up in Bø, Telemark, and lives in Asker. He is married and has two children.[4] He was formerly a member of the Socialist Left Party, but quit the party due to its opposition to the EU in the early 1990s.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Geir Barvik ny husbankdirektør . Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development . 1 June 2001 . 19 December 2008.
  2. Geir Barvik utnevnt til ny IMDi-direktør. Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion. 21 May 2010. 22 December 2010.
  3. http://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/libe-rieber-mohn-blir-ny-direktor-for-imdi/id2505031/ Libe Rieber-Mohn blir ny direktør for IMDi
  4. News: Høyt under taket hos husbanksjefen. Bakkemoen. Edel. 13 April 2002. Aftenposten. Norwegian. 19 December 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203955/http://forbruker.no/bolig/article310926.ece. 27 September 2007.
  5. Dagbladet Magasinet 1 December 2012, section B, part 2, page 26