Per Sefland

Per Sefland (born 1949) has been Governor ( _no. Sysselmann) of Svalbard [Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago administered by Norway since 1925. Its main landmass (island) is Spitsbergen. The primary industrial activity is coal mining.] since 1 October 2005. Sefland is a lawyer by education (cand. jur., 1975), and is a career law enforcement civil servant. He was preceded by Odd Olsen Ingerø and immediately by acting governor Sven Ole Fagernæs. [http://www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no/eng/ Previous Governors] , Svalbard Government website, retrieved October 24, 2007]

Professional career

Positions

* Since 1997:
**2003–2005: Formal Chief of Police position, National Police Directorate "(Politidirektoratet)"
**2001–2003: Head of Police Security Agency "(PST)"
**1997–2001: Head of Police Surveillance Agency "(POT)"
* Before 1997:
**Assistant County Governor of Møre og Romsdal "(Assisterende fylkesmann)"
**Chief of Police, Nordmøre Police District, Kristiansund "(Politimester)"
**Chief of Police, Vest-Finnmark Police District

Education

*Nato Defence College, Rome
*Norwegian National Defence College "(Forsvarets Høgskole)"
**Main Course "(Hovedkurset)"
**Management Course "(Sjefskurset)"
*Law school, graduated 1975

Notes

External links

* [http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Bondevik-II/Justis--og-politidepartementet/249077/234493/per_sefland_ny_sysselmann_pa_svalbard.html?id=255679 Per Sefland ny sysselmann på Svalbard] no icon – Press release 50-2005 from the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, 1 July 2005