Ingeborg Moen Borgerud
Encyclopedia
Ingeborg Moen Borgerud is a Norwegian
lawyer
, businessperson and former politician for the Labour Party
.
. In her early career she worked in Akershus County Municipality
, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
, Oslo Probate Court, and under the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman. She then became deputy leader of the judicial department in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
. In September 1992, she was appointed State Secretary
in the Ministry of Justice and the Police, in Brundtland's Third Cabinet. She remained here until 1996.
She held several public posts. In 1987 she was named as a member of Klagenemnda for likestilling. She was the deputy chair of the Norwegian Savings Banks' Guarantee Fund
. She has contributed to public committees that produce Norwegian Official Report
s. She chaired the committees that delivered the Norwegian Official Report 2003:2 on discrimination and 2004:5 on the working environment. The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions lambasted her committee's report on the working environment as being hostile to common workers. She was also a member of the committees that delivered the Norwegian Official Report 1994:19 about banking and finance, and 1994:20 (about personal injury compensation, 2001:32 (about civil trials and 2001:33 about arbitration, the committee was named in 1999). She is also a member of the Quarantine Committee, which works with quarantines between a person's active career in politics and a new career in other sectors.
She became a deputy board member of the Norwegian State Railways in October 2000. She advanced to deputy chair in June 2001, when Gunn Wærsted
left the board. In September 2003 she advanced to acting chair when Olav Fjell
left the board. In February 2004, she began work on the extraordinary stockholders' congress. She was also the chair of the Norwegian National Courts Administration
for many years. She became a board member of Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon
in 2006, and chair of Eidsiva Energi
in 2008.
As a lawyer, she works in the company Arntzen de Besche. She was the lawyer of Ingunn Yssen during the Valla scandal in 2007. She also represented one of the paramedics in the Ali Farah case. In 2007, she co-wrote the book Arbeidsrett. Særlig om omstilling i offentlig sektor, released on Universitetsforlaget
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, businessperson and former politician for the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
.
Career
She was born in PorsgrunnPorsgrunn
is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
. In her early career she worked in Akershus County Municipality
Akershus county municipality
Akershus County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Akershus, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 35 upper secondary schools...
, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of justice, police and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the Ministry is to provide for the maintenance and development of the basic guarantees of the rule of law...
, Oslo Probate Court, and under the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman. She then became deputy leader of the judicial department in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have more than 850,000 members of a Norwegian population of 4.8 million...
. In September 1992, she was appointed State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
in the Ministry of Justice and the Police, in Brundtland's Third Cabinet. She remained here until 1996.
She held several public posts. In 1987 she was named as a member of Klagenemnda for likestilling. She was the deputy chair of the Norwegian Savings Banks' Guarantee Fund
Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund
The Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund is a Norwegian fund for deposit insurance.It was established on 1 July 2004, because of legislation that passed the Parliament of Norway one week before. It was a merger of the Commercial Banks' Guarantee Fund and the Savings Banks' Guarantee Fund...
. She has contributed to public committees that produce Norwegian Official Report
Norwegian Official Report
A Norwegian Official Report is a report published by a panel or committee appointed by the Norwegian government. The Norwegian Parliament may request the government to establish such a committee....
s. She chaired the committees that delivered the Norwegian Official Report 2003:2 on discrimination and 2004:5 on the working environment. The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions lambasted her committee's report on the working environment as being hostile to common workers. She was also a member of the committees that delivered the Norwegian Official Report 1994:19 about banking and finance, and 1994:20 (about personal injury compensation, 2001:32 (about civil trials and 2001:33 about arbitration, the committee was named in 1999). She is also a member of the Quarantine Committee, which works with quarantines between a person's active career in politics and a new career in other sectors.
She became a deputy board member of the Norwegian State Railways in October 2000. She advanced to deputy chair in June 2001, when Gunn Wærsted
Gunn Wærsted
Gunn Wærsted is a Norwegian businessperson, with prominent positions in finance and banking.She was born in Vråliosen as a daughter of power plant manager Atle W. Wærsted and Ester Helgerud . The family moved to Drammen when Wærsted was six years old. She graduated with the siv.øk. degree from the...
left the board. In September 2003 she advanced to acting chair when Olav Fjell
Olav Fjell
Olav Fjell is a Norwegian businessperson and chief executive officer of Hurtigruten Group since 2007. From 1999 to 2003 he was CEO of Statoil.-Career:...
left the board. In February 2004, she began work on the extraordinary stockholders' congress. She was also the chair of the Norwegian National Courts Administration
Norwegian National Courts Administration
Norwegian National Courts Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the management and operations of the Courts of Justice of Norway. It is purely an administrative organisation, and does not interfere with the judicial processes nor the appointment of judges or other...
for many years. She became a board member of Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon
Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon
The Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon AS is a Norwegian limited company, wholly owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.It was established as in 1987 as Tinglysingsdata AS, through an agreement between the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, Kommunedata and Statens Datasentral...
in 2006, and chair of Eidsiva Energi
Eidsiva Energi
Eidsiva Energi is a Norwegian energy company based in Hamar with large sections of Oppland and Hedmark as core market, and is the largest producer, distributor and trader of electricity in both counties. The corporation had a revenue of NOK 3.5 billion and market capitalization of NOK 9 billion in...
in 2008.
As a lawyer, she works in the company Arntzen de Besche. She was the lawyer of Ingunn Yssen during the Valla scandal in 2007. She also represented one of the paramedics in the Ali Farah case. In 2007, she co-wrote the book Arbeidsrett. Særlig om omstilling i offentlig sektor, released on Universitetsforlaget
Universitetsforlaget
Universitetsforlaget AS is a Norwegian academic publishing company, which publishes non-fiction literature and journals. Universitetsforlaget is the main academic press in Norway....
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