Siv Hallgren
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Siv Hallgren (born 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer and civil servant.
She hails from Bekkelaget in Oslo.[1] She graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1990.[2] She was a prosecutor in Asker and Bærum Police District from 1994 to 2002, then a lawyer. She gained attention as a defender in the NOKAS robbery trial. In 2005, she was made partner in the law firm Elden. Among others, she was a coordinating court-appointed lawyer for victims during the 2011 Norway attacks trial, together with Frode Elgesem and Mette Yvonne Larsen. In late 2016 she was named as chair of the Gjenopptakelseskommisjonen [no], assuming the chair in 2017.[3][1]
In her position, she especially received attention for the commission's deliberations of the Baneheia murder trial.[4] She ultimately voted against reopening the conviction of Viggo Kristiansen, but as she was outvoted and the case was reopened, Kristiansen ended up being acquitted.[5][6]
In 2022 she was named as director of the Norwegian Civil Affairs Authority.[5]
Personal life
Hallgren was formerly married, before marrying Arne Fliflet in 2016.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Ribe, Torhild (25 January 2017). "Sivs sceneskifte". Advokaten (in Norwegian). pp. 14–15.
- ↑ "Cand.jur. - Oslo" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 February 1991.
- ↑ "Ny leder av Gjenopptakelseskommisjonen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 December 2016.
- ↑ Os, Anette (6 July 2019). "Hun leder arbeidet mot rettsstatens største frykt, justismord". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). pp. 4–11.
- 1 2 "Siv Hallgren går av som leder for Gjenopptakelseskommisjonen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 September 2022.
- ↑ Opedal, Hallgeir (1 October 2022). "Siste instans". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 10–11.