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John G. Bernander
John Gordon Bernander (born 22 September 1957) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and former director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. Early life and career He was born in New York City and grew up in Brooklyn and Kristiansand. He was educated at the Norwegian Naval Academy in Bergen from 1976 to 1977 and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1982. After being a junior solicitor in Kristiansand, he was a corporate lawyer in Sørlandsbanken from 1986 to 1988 and in Johan G. Olsen Industrier from 1988 to 1989. Politics He was a member of Kristiansand city council from 1979 to 1985 and 1987 to 1989, serving the first period in the executive committee. Having chaired Kristiansand Young Conservatives from 1974 to 1975, he chaired the Vest-Agder Conservative Party chapter from 1988 to 1989. He got his first national appointment when serving as a personal secretary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of Norwegian Enterprise
The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen. The president is Svein Tore Holsether and the director general A director general, general director or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''general directors'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'') is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer ... is Ole Erik Almlid. The executive directors are Anniken Hauglie, Nina Melsom, Øystein Dørum, Peter Markovski, Gjermund Løyning, Christian Chramer, Kåre Anda Aronsen, Vibeke Østensjø and Maria Dahlstrøm. References External links * * {{Norway-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the greater Kristiansand municipality. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway count four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 () in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs; -Grim, Vest-Agder, Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen (Kristiansand), Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, Kristiansand, Lund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee
'' The Parliament Appointed Committee for Intelligence Oversight Committee (), commonly known as the EOS Committee () is Norway's body responsible for overseeing public intelligence, surveillance and security services. The body has seven members and is appointed by the Parliament of Norway. The oversight is aimed at the Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS), the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), the National Security Authority (NSM) and the Norwegian Defence Security Department (NORDSD) —these are collectively known as the EOS-services. The committee also oversees intelligence, surveillance and security services that are organized through other public bodies. The work is performed through inspections, both at head offices and at local units. The committee can also investigate matters reported by individuals or on their own initiative. The goal is to safeguard the public by retaining the services within the limits of the law. The committee files an annual report to the parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Huser Leschbrandt
Kirsten Huser Leschbrandt (born 31 December 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served in a variety of positions from 1979. She was born in Oslo, daughter of Sverre Oskar Huser and Gladys Hansen. She took various paths of education, completing courses in secretarial work, then anatomy, histology and physiology, then chemistry and physics, then a minor degree in pedagogy, then EDB, then marketing (1977). From 1969 she worked in Mandal. She was a member of Mandal municipal council from 1979, serving as deputy mayor from 1983 to 1991 and mayor from 1991 to 2003. She tried to win re-election in 2003 as well, but failed. Instead she became a regular council member again. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Vest-Agder during the terms 1989–1993 and 1997–2001; from August to November 1990 she met as a regular representative, covering for John G. Bernander who was a State Secretary in Syse's Cabinet. In total she met dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Ministry Of Trade
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry () was a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It was first created in 1916, as the Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry). It took its final name in 1997. The department must report to the legislature, Storting. On 1 January 2014, the ministry was dissolved and the minister portfolio was incorporated into the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. History Responsibilities for trade and industry was originally established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry in 1903. It was not until 1916 where a separate ministry was formed, as the previous ministry was focused on social affairs. After this, the ministry underwent several name changes as a result of transfers of responsibilities. * 1 January 1903–1 December 1905: Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry) * 1 December 1905–1 July 1913: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a state secretary () is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position secretary of state in many other countries, a Norwegian state secretary does not head the ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a minister. Resembling a ''de facto'' vice minister, the state secretary, however, cannot attend a Council of State, and does not act as a temporary minister in case of illness or other leave of absence. Modern use The modern state secretary institution was established in 1947, following a 78-41 vote in the Norwegian Parliament. The Labour and Communist parties voted for, whereas the Agrarian (Centre), Christian Democratic, Liberal, and Conservative parties voted against. The cabinet at that time was a single-party Labour cabinet led by Einar Gerhardsen, and one state secretary was appointed seven of the ministries. State secretaries in the Office of the Prime Minister followed in 1956, having originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Norway
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a ''stortingsrepresentant'', literally "Storting representative". The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General. Parliamentarianism was established in 1884, with the Storting operating a form of "qualified unicameralism", in which it divided its membership into two internal chambers making Norway a de facto bicameral parliament, the Lagting and the Odelsting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Ministry Of Industry
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry () was a Norwegian ministry responsible for business, trade and industry. It was first created in 1916, as the Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry). It took its final name in 1997. The department must report to the legislature, Storting. On 1 January 2014, the ministry was dissolved and the minister portfolio was incorporated into the new Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. History Responsibilities for trade and industry was originally established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry in 1903. It was not until 1916 where a separate ministry was formed, as the previous ministry was focused on social affairs. After this, the ministry underwent several name changes as a result of transfers of responsibilities. * 1 January 1903–1 December 1905: Ministry of Trade (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Shipping and Industry) * 1 December 1905–1 July 1913: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Young Conservatives
Norwegian Young Conservatives (Norwegian: Unge Høyres Landsforbund, UHL, normally referred to as Unge Høyre) is the Norwegian youth party of the Conservative Party. Its ideology is liberal conservatism. The party has 3,078 members as of 2022. Leaders Party Congresses * 1. landsmøte 1922 21. February Kristiania haandverks og industriforenings storsal * ekstraordinært landsmøte 1923 Oslo * 3. 1924 6-7 June Bergen * 4. 1925 5-6 August Bærum * 5. 1927 6-7 June Oslo * 6. 1928 14-15 September Porsgrunn * 7. 1930 8-9 June Trondheim * 8. 1931 22-23 August Sandefjord * 9. 1933 4-5 June Drammen * 10. 1934 13-14 March Oslo * 11. 1936 at Pentecost in Tønsberg * 12. 1937 14-15 March Oslo * 13. 1945 18-19 August Høyres hus, Oslo * 14. 1946 8-9 June Bergen * ?. landsmøte 2004 * 50. landsmøte 2010 20 June Trondheim * 51. landsmøte 2012 22-24. June * 52. landsmøte 2014 20-22. June Sundvollen * 53. landsmøte 2016 17-19. June Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
