Lars E. Hanssen (born 26 May 1949) is a Norwegian physician and civil servant. In 1989 Hanssen finished the master's study of health administration at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

, in 1990 the Educational Staff Development Programme (Teaching and Learning in Higher Education), in 1995 Norwegian Defence University College, and in 2000

NATO Defence College NATO Defense College (NDC) is the international military college for NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries. It is located in Rome, Italy. History The idea of a NATO Defense College originated with General Dwight D. Eisenhower, t ...

in Rome. He holds medical specialities in

internal medicine Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of ...

(1986),

gastroenterology Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, sometime ...

(1986) and

endocrinology Endocrinology (from ''endocrine system, endocrine'' + ''wikt:-logy#Suffix, -ology'') is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also concerned with the ...

(1989). Hanssen was the director of the

Norwegian Board of Health Supervision The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision (, short name ''Helsetilsynet'') is a national government institution under the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (''Helse- og omsorgsd ...

from 2001 until 2012. From 1994 to 2000 he was deputy director, and from October 2000 to 2001 he was acting director. He came from

Rikshospitalet Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, is one of the four main campuses of Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Norway. It was an independent hospital, ''Rigshospitalet'', later spelled ''Rikshospitalet'' ("The National Hospital"), from 1826 to 20 ...

, where he held positions as medical director and

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. He has been professor of medicine at the

and the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...

and chaired the Faculty Council, Faculty of Medicine,

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

(NTNU). Lars E. Hanssen chaired the Governing Council of the

International Agency for Research on Cancer The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; ) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Its role is to conduct and coordinate research into the causes of cancer. It also cance ...

(IARC),

WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 15 ...

in Lyon. He has published 200 scientific papers, been Editor-in-Chief of ''Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology'' (editions in English, Spanish and Chinese) is former Chair of the Research Board on Medicine and Health,

Research Council of Norway The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; ) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,7 billion (2022) annually. The Research ...

. Since 2012 he has been the director of the

Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment The Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM) () conducts open, independent, scientific risk assessments regarding safe food, food production and the environment upon request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the No ...

and the Norwegian representative in the Advisory Forum of the

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(EFSA).

External links

CV – Director General of Health Lars E. Hanssen

Norwegian Board of Health Supervision - Official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanssen, Lars 1949 births Living people Norwegian healthcare managers Directors of government agencies of Norway University of Oslo alumni Academic staff of the University of Bergen Oslo University Hospital people