Atle Hamar (born 23 June 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
Atle Hamar | |
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state secretary of the Ministry of Climate and Environment | |
In office 2018–2020 | |
state secretary of the Ministry of Justice and the Police | |
In office 1999–2000 | |
Leader of the Young Liberals of Norway | |
In office 1988–1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 June 1963 |
Political party | Liberal Party |
From 1988 to 1990 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He was a member of Jølster municipal council and Sogn og Fjordane county council.[1]
In 1997, during the first cabinet Bondevik, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications under Minister Odd Einar Dørum.[2] When Dørum changed ministry to the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1999, Hamar followed.[3] He was soon promoted to state secretary, and held this position until the first cabinet Bondevik fell in March 2000.[1]
Instead he was appointed director of the Norwegian Gaming Authority.[1] In 2006 he was elected chair of the International Association of Gaming Regulators.
References
edit- ^ a b c Atle Hamar at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia (in Norwegian)
- ^ Ministry of Transport and Communications. Private Secretary/Private Advisor/Political Advisor 1946- (Government.no)
- ^ Ministry of Justice and the Police. Private Secretary/Private Advisor/Political Advisor 1971- (Government.no)