Ingvard Martin Havnen (born 26 July 1951) is a Norwegian diplomat. He is a cand.polit. by education, and started working for the

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norwegian or ''Utenriksdepartementet''; or ''Utanriksdepartementet''; UD) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June 7, 1905, the same day the Parliament of ...

in 1980. He notably worked as press spokesman in the ministry from 1992 to 2000, before serving as the Norwegian ambassador to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

from 2000 to 2005. In 2005 he was appointed as a deputy under-secretary of state in the

Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister (, abbreviated SMK) is a cabinet department that assists the Government of Norway, Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2021 b ...

. He has been decorated with the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...

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1951 births Living people Norwegian civil servants Ambassadors of Norway to Canada {{Norway-diplomat-stub