Ivar Leveraas

Ivar Leveraas (born 17 July 1939) is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.

He was born in Haugesund. A mechanic by education, he worked as a secretary in Arbeidernes Opplysningsforbund from 1970 to 1975. From 1975 to 1986 he was the secretary of the Labour Party. He was then CEO of the Norwegian State Housing Bank from 1986 to 1994 and director of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority from 1994 to 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Ivar Leveraas" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Ivar_Leveraas. Retrieved 5 March 2009. 
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ronald Bye
Party secretary of the Labour Party
1975–1986
Succeeded by
Thorbjørn Jagland
Civic offices
Preceded by
Bjarne Orten
CEO of the Norwegian State Housing Bank
1986–1994
Succeeded by
Lars Wilhelmsen
Preceded by
Dagfinn Habberstad
Director of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
1994–2006
Succeeded by
Ingrid Finboe Svendsen