Kjersti Graver

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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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bjarkøy, Torfinn". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. 
  2. Meland, Astrid (25 January 2008). "De forbød skateboard i Norge". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-09-12. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Kjersti Graver er død". Norwegian News Agency. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009. 
Civic offices
Preceded by
Hans Petter Lundgaard
Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
19871995
Succeeded by
Torfinn Bjarkøy


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