Geir-Inge Sivertsen

Geir-Inge Sivertsen (born 29 August 1965) is a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party.[2] From January to March 2020, he served as the Minister of Fisheries.[3] He resigned as Fisheries Minister after controversy surrounding his severance prior to becoming minister.[4]

Geir-Inge Sivertsen
Minister of Fisheries and Seafood
In office
24 January 2020 – 2 March 2020[1]
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
Preceded byHarald T. Nesvik
Succeeded byOdd Emil Ingebrigtsen
State Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries
In office
4 November 2019 – 24 January 2020
Prime MinisterErna Solberg
MinisterTorbjørn Røe Isaksen
Mayor of Lenvik
In office
2011–2019
Preceded byMartin Ness
Succeeded byNone (municapility merged with Senja)
Personal details
Born (1965-08-29) 29 August 1965
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyConservative
Alma materNorwegian Institute of Technology
OccupationEngineer
Politician

Sivertsen served as mayor of Lenvik municipality from 2011 to 2019, and has served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries from 2019–2020. Sivertsen hails from Finnsnes, and graduated as engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He was elected deputy member of the Storting for the periods 2005–2009 and 2017–2021.[5]

Sivertsen has received double salary after taking over as Minister of Fisheries, by applying for and getting severance pay after his duty as Mayor of Lenvik had ended. This eventually led to his resignation.[6][4]

References
  1. "Torbjørn Røe Isaksen Appointed Acting Fisheries Minister" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Sivertsen, Geir Inge (1965-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. "This Is The Solberg Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. "The Minister of Fisheries Asks to Resign". VG. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Geir-Inge Sivertsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ABC Nyheter: Presset øker mot fiskeriminister Geir Inge Sivertsen etter nye avsløringer: – Usmakelig forskjellsbehandling av folk (In Norwegian)
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