Bernt Stilluf Karlsen (born 25 April 1950) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party.
He holds the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and military training from the Befalsskolen for Infanteriet i Sør-Norge. He has been an executive in Vard, Maritime Group, Iko, Aker Norcem and Saga. He has also worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Industry and as secretary in the Standing Committee on Local Government. From 1995 to 1999 he worked as a partner and broker in Fondsfinans. He has thereafter been an adviser in ProCorp, which notably was contracted by Yukos Oil in 2001.[1][2][3]
He joined the Liberal Party in 1973, was deputy chair of the Young Liberals of Norway and was named by them as the Liberal Party's representative in Oslo Port Authority; he has chaired the board since 1999. He also chaired Oslo Sporveier from 2006 to 2007 and Ruter from 2012. From 1999 to 2000 he was a member of the Committee on Defence Policy named by Bondevik's First Cabinet. He has also been a board member of Dagbladet.[1][2][3][4]
He resides on a small farm at Krokskogen in northern Bærum.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Rustad, Hans (31 October 2001). "Bernt Stilluf Karlsen fram i rampelyset". Avis1 (in Norwegian). p. 10.
- ^ a b Halvorsen, Irene (31 October 2001). "Bernt Stilluf Karlsen (51)". Avis1 (in Norwegian). p. 10.
- ^ a b c Lundgaard, Hilde (26 April 2003). "Bjørvikas grønne kapitalist". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ Tangen, Erik (9 May 2012). "Blir ny styreleder i Ruter". Budstikka (in Norwegian). p. 19.