Christine Benedichte Meyer (born 22 January 1964) is a Norwegian business administration academic, politician for the Conservative Party and civil servant. She currently serves as the Chief Commissioner of Bergen since 2023.
Professor Christine B. Meyer PhD | |
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-2.jpg) Meyer in 2017 | |
| Chief Commissioner of Bergen | |
| Assumed office 30 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Marte Monstad |
| Mayor | Marit Warncke |
| Preceded by | Rune Bakervik |
| Bergen City Commissioner for Health and Social Affairs | |
| In office 29 April 2009 – 24 January 2011 | |
| Chief Commissioner | Monica Mæland |
| Preceded by | Liv Røssland |
| Succeeded by | Hilde Onarheim |
| Bergen City Commissioner for Finance | |
| In office 29 October 2007 – 29 April 2009 | |
| Chief Commissioner | Monica Mæland |
| Preceded by | Henning Warloe |
| Succeeded by | Henning Warloe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1964 Bergen, Hordaland, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Occupation | Academic Politician Civil servant |
She has served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, and been City Commissioner for Finance and City Commissioner for Health in Bergen. She was Director General of the Norwegian Competition Authority from 2011 to 2015, and Director General of Statistics Norway from 2015 to 2017.
Career
editGovernment
editMeyer served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour from 2001 to 2003.[1]
Local politics
editMeyer served as Bergen Commissioner for Finance, Competition and Government Reform in the city government of Bergen from 2007 to 2009, when she switched jobs to become City Commissioner for Health and Inclusion from 2009 to 2011.[1]
In June 2022, she became the Bergen Conservatives' candidate for Chief Commissioner in the 2023 local elections.[2] During the campaign, she had pledged to not revisit the verdict of building the new Bergen light rail over Bryggen, but later backtracked and was open for renegotiating the decision. The election in Bergen led to no coalition having a clear majority. Meyer and the Conservatives initially negotiated with the Christian Democrats and Liberal Party, but later went to negotiate with the Progress Party and Centre Party about forming a new city government.[3][4] On 6 October, the Conservatives reached an agreement to form a new majority with the Bergen List, Progress, Centre, Industry and Business and Pensioners' parties.[5] She and her government assumed office on 30 October, consisting of the Conservatives, Progress and Centre parties, with Marte Monstad of the Progress Party as Meyer's deputy.[6][7]
Civic career
editIn December 2010, she was nominated to become Director General of the Norwegian Competition Authority. She assumed office in April 2011, and held the position until 2015.[8]
In June 2015, she was nominated to become Director General of Statistics Norway. She resigned her position in November 2017 after losing confidence from the Ministry of Finance in organising a major restructuring of the bureau.[9]
Personal life
editShe was born in Bergen on 22 January 1964, and has worked as a Professor of Strategy and Management at the Norwegian School of Economics.[1]
She was married to former minister of administration Victor D. Norman between 2005 and 2024, when he passed away.[1][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Tvedt, Knut Are; Garvik, Olav. "Christine B. Meyer". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Christine Meyer er den nye byrådslederkandidaten i Bergen Høyre" (in Norwegian). NRK Vestland. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Foran hele Norge lovet Høyre-toppen slutt på bybanekrangel – så snudde de" (in Norwegian). NRK Vestland. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Høyre vil danne mindretallsbyråd med Frp og Sp i Bergen" (in Norwegian). NRK Vestland. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Høyre: – Enighet om byrådssamarbeid i Bergen" (in Norwegian). NRK Vestland. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Overrasking i det nye byrådet i Bergen: Ukjent joker får bybane-ansvaret" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK Vestland. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Byrådsleiar Christine Meyer er i velferdspermisjon" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK Vestland. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Toppjobb til Meyer" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Christine Meyer går av som SSB-sjef" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Victor Norman er død" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK Vestland. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.