Geir-Inge Sivertsen (born 29 August 1965) is a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party.[1] He is currently the mayor of Senja since 2023. He served as minister of fisheries from January to March 2020, and previously served as mayor of Lenvik from 2011 to 2019.
Geir-Inge Sivertsen | |
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| Mayor of Senja | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Marit Stubberud Hanssen |
| Preceded by | Tom-Rune Eliseussen |
| Minister of Fisheries and Seafood | |
| In office 24 January 2020 – 2 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Harald T. Nesvik |
| Succeeded by | Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen |
| State Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | |
| In office 4 November 2019 – 24 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Minister | Torbjørn Røe Isaksen |
| Mayor of Lenvik | |
| In office 2011–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Ness |
| Succeeded by | None (municipality merged with Senja) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1965 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Politician Engineer |
Personal life and education edit
Sivertsen hails from Finnsnes, and graduated as engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.[2]
Political career edit
Local politics edit
Sivertsen served as mayor of Lenvik municipality from 2011 to 2019.[2]
He was the mayoral candidate for the Conservative Party of Senja in the 2023 local elections.[3] After lengthy negotiations following the election, the Conservatives formed a majority with the Labour Party and Centre Party, with Sivertsen as mayor and Labour's Marit Stubberud Hanssen as deputy mayor.[4] Both he and Stubberud Hanssen assumed office on 26 October.[5]
Parliament edit
He was elected deputy member of the Storting for Troms in 2005, and served until 2009, before being re-elected in 2017 and served until 2021. During this time, he also served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Trade and Fisheries from 2019 to 2020.[1]
Minister of Fisheries edit
From January to March 2020, Sivertsen served as the Minister of Fisheries in Erna Solberg's cabinet.[6]
He resigned on 2 March after controversy surrounding his severance prior to becoming minister.[7] Sivertsen had received double salary after taking over as Minister of Fisheries, by applying for and getting severance pay after his tenure as Mayor of Lenvik had ended.[8] Labour minister Torbjørn Røe Isaksen succeeded him as acting minister[9] until the appointment of Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen as his permanent successor on 13 March.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b "Sivertsen, Geir Inge (1965-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Tvedt, Knut Are. "Geir-Inge Sivertsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Simonsen, Maria Holm (30 November 2022). "(+) Nå er Senja Høyre ferdig med nominasjonen — se valglista her". folkebladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.(subscription required)
- ^ "Tidligere fiskeriminister blir ordfører i Senja" (in Norwegian). NRK Troms og Finnmark. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Får etterlønn — men det skjedde ikke uten kamp" (in Norwegian). Folkebladet. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.(subscription required)
- ^ "Slik er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Fiskeriministeren ber om å få gå av" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Presset øker mot fiskeriminister Geir Inge Sivertsen etter nye avsløringer: – Usmakelig forskjellsbehandling av folk" (in Norwegian). ABC Nyheter. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Torbjørn Røe Isaksen tar midlertidig over som fiskerminister" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Guri Melby (V) ny kunnskapsminister og Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen ny fiskerminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.