Elisabeth Lier Haugseth
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Elisabeth Lier Haugseth | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 64–65) |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupations | 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.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
