Per Sefland

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Per Sefland (born 1949) has been Governor (Norwegian: Sysselmann) of Svalbard^[1] since 1 October 2005. Sefland is a lawyer by education (cand. jur., 1975), and is a career law enforcement civil servant. He was preceded by Odd Olsen Ingerø and immediately by acting governor Sven Ole Fagernæs.^[2]

Contents 1 Professional career 1.1 Positions 1.2 Education 2 Notes 3 External links

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Positions

• Since 1997:
  • 2003–2005: Formal Chief of Police position, National Police Directorate (Politidirektoratet)
  • 2001–2003: Head of Police Security Agency (PST)
  • 1997–2001: Head of Police Surveillance Agency (POT)
• Before 1997:
  • Assistant County Governor of Møre og Romsdal (Assisterende fylkesmann)
  • Chief of Police, Nordmøre Police District, Kristiansund (Politimester)
  • Chief of Police, Vest-Finnmark Police District

[edit] Education

• Nato Defence College, Rome
• Norwegian National Defence College (Forsvarets Høgskole)
  • Main Course (Hovedkurset)
  • Management Course (Sjefskurset)
• Law school, graduated 1975

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago administered by Norway since 1925. Its main landmass (island) is Spitsbergen. The primary industrial activity is coal mining.
2. ^ Previous Governors, Svalbard Government website, retrieved October 24, 2007

[edit] External links

• Per Sefland ny sysselmann på Svalbard (Norwegian) – Press release 50-2005 from the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, 1 July 2005