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The governor of Svalbard (Norwegian: Sysselmesteren på Svalbard) represents the Norwegian government in exercising its sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago (Spitsbergen). [ 2 ]
Fause is the first governor of Svalbard to have the gender-neutral title Sysselmester instead of the traditional masculine title Sysselmannen; [7] both words translate to English as 'governor', but the change was required as part of Norway's effort to replace gendered governmental titles. [8]
After the war, Balstad was appointed towards the end of 1945 to be the first post-war Governor of Svalbard (Sysselmann), a remote archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. [4] He moved there soon after with his fiancée and future wife, Liv Balstad , who subsequently wrote a popular account of her life in Svalbard, titled Nord for det øde hav (North of ...
The Governor's offices. The Governor of Svalbard (Norwegian: Sysselmesteren) is the principal representative of the Government of Norway in Svalbard. [44] The institution is located in Longyearbyen and has since 2021 been led by Governor Lars Fause. [45]
Kjerstin Askholt (born 7 May 1962) is a Norwegian civil servant.She was the governor of Svalbard from 2015 to 2021.. Askholt was the deputy director of Bredtveit Prison from 1990 to 1991, deputy director of the Ministry of Justice from 1996 to 1999, and was from 2003, deputy under-secretary of state at the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice.
Pages in category "Governors of Svalbard" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Johannes Gerckens Bassøe (23 April 1878 – 30 July 1962) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant.He is known as the first Governor of Svalbard, assuming office in October 1925, although there had been an Acting Governor since August.
Jan Grøndahl (12 July 1934 - 6 November 2022) was a Norwegian police chief and civil servant.. He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree. After spending the years 1972 to 1977 as chief of police in Sør-Varanger Municipality, he served as Governor of Svalbard from 1978 to 1982 and chief of police in Hamar Municipality from 1982 to 1998—except for the years 1991 to 1993, when he was ...