Marius Nygaard Haug (born 1960) is a Norwegian jurist. Among others he has had a leading position in the Norges Bank Investment Management. He is a son of Bjørn Haug and Agnes Nygaard Haug, and a grandson of Supreme Court Justice

Marius Nygaard Marius Nygaard may refer to: * Marius Nygaard (academic) (1838–1912), Norwegian educator and linguist * Marius Nygaard (judge) (1902–1978), Norwegian judge See also

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. He graduated from the

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with the

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degree in 1988. He was working for the

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when he in late 1992 was hired in the

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. In 1994 he returned to Norway as the newly appointed chief jurist in the

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. In late 1997 he was hired as a legal manager in the Norges Bank Investment Management, which is responsible for managing the Government Pension Fund – Global upon which Norway's wealth builds, on a one-year contract. Yngve Slyngstad was hired in the management at the same time. Haug later headed the compliance department of Norges Bank Investment Management, with Slyngstad being director from 2008. Haug has been a member of the

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Det Norske Selskab and Norsk Anchorite Klubb.

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1960 births Living people Norwegian jurists Norwegian civil servants University of Oslo alumni {{Norway-law-bio-stub