Kjersti Graver

Kjersti Graver (8 October 1945 – 14 February 2009) was a Norwegian jurist.

She was born in Oslo. She served as the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman from 1987 to 1995, having previously worked as a sub-director from 1979 to 1984.[1] During this period she was behind a prohibition of the skateboard in Norway.[2] In 1995 she was appointed as a presiding judge (lagdommer) in the Borgarting Court of Appeal.[1] She was also a board member of Amnesty International Norway and a member of the Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee.[3]

She was married to Lars Oftedal Broch, grandson of Lars Oftedal.[1] They resided at Jar.

She died February 14 2009.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bjarkøy, Torfinn". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=469546. 
  2. ^ Meland, Astrid (25 January 2008). "De forbød skateboard i Norge" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/2008/01/24/524857.html. Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
  3. ^ a b "Kjersti Graver er død". Norwegian News Agency. 19 February 2009. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2935395.ece. Retrieved 19 February 2009. 
Civic offices
Preceded by
Hans Petter Lundgaard
Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
1987–1995
Succeeded by
Torfinn Bjarkøy