Government Director of Personnel (Norway) explained

The Government Director of Personnel (Norwegian: Statens personaldirektør) is a Norwegian position in the civil service.

The director leads the Department of Employer Policy within the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs.^[1] According to the Public Service Disputes Act, the sitting director is also a member of the National Wages Board.^[2]

The Department of Employer Policy was formerly organized as a directorate, the State Directorate of Personnel (Norwegian: Statens personaldirektorat).^[3]

List of Government Directors of Personnel

• As directors of the State Directorate of Personnel:
  • 1945–1948 : Henrik Lundh
  • 1948–1974 : Bjarne Døhlen
  • 1974–1990 : Nils Mugaas
• As leaders of the Department of Employer Policy:
  • 1990–1995 : Aud Blankholm
  • 1995–2003 : Per Engebretsen
    • 2002 : Finn Melbø, while Engebretsen was acting director of Aetat
  • 2003–2004 : Per Kristian Knutsen (acting)
  • 2004–2008 : Jørn Skille
  • 2008–2012 : Siri Røine
  • 2012–2015 : Merethe Foss Liverud^[4]
  • 2015– : Gisle Norheim^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department of Employer Policy. Government.no. 7 June 2010.
2. Web site: Compulsory Arbitration and Settlements by the National Wages Board. Government.no. 7 June 2010.
3. Encyclopedia: Statens personaldirektorat. Caplex. Cappelen. Oslo. Norwegian. 7 June 2010.
4. http://www.aktuell.no/NTL-magasinet/article5966980.ece/ "New Government Director of Personnel"
5. https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/gisle-norheim-ny-personaldirektor/id2454084/ Gisle Norheim ny personaldirektør