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Norwegian lawyer and civil servant
Elisabeth Lier Haugseth
Born1961
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Occupation(s)Lawyer and government official

Elisabeth Lier Haugseth (born 1961) is a Norwegian lawyer and civil servant.

She served as the deputy Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud until 2016, the Consumer Ombud of Norway from 2016 to 2018 and then (following the reorganization of the Ombud's office) as the director-general of the Norwegian Consumer Council from 2018 to 2020. From 2020 she is a director-general in the Ministry of Culture and Equality, where she heads the Department for Equality, Non-Discrimination and International Affairs.

Haugseth graduated with the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 2000, and was a deputy judge and an associate in the law firm of Wiersholm before her career in the civil service.

References

  1. Elisabeth Lier Haugseth, Government.no
  2. Nytt forbrukerombud, Government.no
  3. Slutter i Forbrukertilsynet - går til Kulturdepartementet, Kampanje
  4. Slutter som direktør i Forbrukertilsynet – starter i Kulturdepartementet, Dagens Næringsliv
Civic offices
Preceded byGry Nergård Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman/Director of the Norwegian Consumer Council
2016–2020
Succeeded byTrond Rønningen


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