Odd Olsen Ingerø (born 22 September 1950) is a Norwegian civil servant and former Governor of Svalbard.
Odd Olsen Ingerø | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Svalbard | |
| In office 16 September 2009 – 1 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Per Sefland |
| Succeeded by | Kjerstin Askholt |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Morten Ruud |
| Succeeded by | Sven Ole Fagernæs (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1950 Skjeberg, Norway |
He was born in Skjeberg Municipality.[1] In 2005, he was appointed director of the National Criminal Investigation Service.[1] He was the Governor of Svalbard between 2001 and 2005. He was succeeded by Sven Ole Fagernæs, and was preceded by Morten Ruud.[2] Before this he was chief of police in Sør-Varanger Municipality and Fredrikstad Municipality. He has also been a deputy judge.
He became governor for a second term on 16 September 2009, succeeding Per Sefland, who held the post from 2005 to 2009.
References
edit- ^ a b Jonassen, Arild M. (7 January 2005). "Olsen ny Kripos-sjef". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ Previous Governors Archived 2007-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Svalbard Government website, retrieved October 24, 2007
