Erik Lund-Isaksen (born 26 February 1951) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in

Ulefoss Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located along the northwest shore of the large lake Norsjø. The village occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva, just before ...

, and holds the

cand.jur. Candidate ( or ) is the name of various academic degrees, which are today mainly awarded in Scandinavia. The degree title was phased out in much of Europe through the 1999 Bologna Process, which has re-formatted academic degrees in Europe. The de ...

degree. He started his career in the prison administration, was a consultant in the Norsk institutt for personaladministrasjon from 1986 to 1987 before being hired as a head of department in the

Ministry of Justice and the Police The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security () is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic ...

. He was a permanent under-secretary of state from 1993 to 2002, then the director of the

Norwegian Consumer Council The Consumer Council of Norway (Norwegian: ''Forbrukerrådet'') is a Norwegian government agency and consumer protection organisation established in 1953. It works to increase consumer influence in society, to contribute to consumer-friendly devel ...

from 2003 to 2008, and is the permanent under-secretary of state (the highest-ranking civil servant position) in the

Ministry of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see American and British English spelling differences#-ce.2C -se, spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and Mi ...

from 2008.

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1951 births Living people Directors of government agencies of Norway People from Ulefoss {{Norway-gov-bio-stub