- Per Sefland
Per Sefland (born 1949) has been Governor ( _no. Sysselmann) of
Svalbard [Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago administered byNorway since 1925. Its main landmass (island) isSpitsbergen . The primary industrial activity is coal mining.] since 1 October 2005. Sefland is alawyer by education (cand. jur., 1975), and is a career law enforcement civil servant. He was preceded byOdd Olsen Ingerø and immediately by acting governorSven Ole Fagernæs . [http://www.sysselmannen.svalbard.no/eng/ Previous Governors] , Svalbard Government website, retrieved October 24, 2007]Professional career
Positions
* Since 1997:
**2003–2005: FormalChief 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 ofMøre og Romsdal "(Assisterende fylkesmann)"
**Chief of Police ,Nordmøre Police District,Kristiansund "(Politimester)"
**Chief of Police, Vest-Finnmark Police DistrictEducation
*
Nato Defence College ,Rome
*Norwegian National Defence College "(Forsvarets Høgskole)"
**Main Course "(Hovedkurset)"
**Management Course "(Sjefskurset)"
*Law school , graduated 1975Notes
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
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