Ove Skåra

Ove Skåra (born 1961) is a Norwegian civil servant.

Skåra is the current director of information in the Norwegian Data Inspectorate. When long-time director Georg Apenes stepped down in April 2010, Skåra was acting director. He made his mark while in office; among others the Data Inspectorate, together with other organizations, boycotted a sitdown arranged by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police where the Data Retention Directive was to be debated.^[1] Skåra reverted to being information director when Bjørn Erik Thon was named as permanent director in late May 2010.^[2] Skåra was not among those who applied for the position.^[3]

Skåra resides in Bærum.

References

1. ^ Viseth, Ellen Synnøve (26 May 2010). "Boikotter Storbergets debattmøte" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article486913.ece. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
2. ^ Holgersen, Jon D. (28 May 2010). "Bjørn Erik Thon blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3669131.ece. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
3. ^ Jørgenrud, Marius (19 March 2010). "Kjente fjes vil ta over Datatilsynet" (in Norwegian). Digi.no. http://www.digi.no/838340/kjente-fjes-vil-ta-over-datatilsynet. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 

Government offices
Preceded by Georg Apenes	Director of the Norwegian Data Inspectorate April 2010–May 2010 (acting)	Succeeded by Bjørn Erik Thon

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Name	Skaara, Ove
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Date of birth	1961
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