Geir Barvik
Norwegian civil servant (born 1958)
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Geir Barvik (born 19 May 1958, in Bø, Telemark) is a Norwegian civil servant. He served as Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank from 2001 to 2010 and as Director-General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity from 2010 to 2016. From 2016 he is a Director in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
Geir Barvik | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity | |
| In office 2010–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Osmund Kaldheim |
| Succeeded by | Libe Rieber-Mohn |
| Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank | |
| In office 2001–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Wilhelmsen |
| Succeeded by | Bård Øistensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1958 |
Career
Barvik worked at the Norwegian State Housing Bank and in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, where he was a Principal Officer from 1991, Assistant Director General from 1992 and Deputy Director General from 1994.
He was appointed as Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank by the King-in-Council in 2001, and held the position until 2010.[1] In 2010 he was appointed by the King-in-Council as the Director General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity.[2] In 2016 he was succeeded by Libe Rieber-Mohn.[3]
Background
Barvik grew up in Bø, Telemark, and lives in Asker. He is married and has two children.[4] He was formerly a member of the Socialist Left Party, but quit the party due to its opposition to the EU in the early 1990s.[5]
