Erik Lund-Isaksen (born 26 February 1951) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in

Ulefoss Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in Telemark, Norway, located near the border of Grenland. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industri ...

, and holds the

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degree. He started his career in the prison administration, was a consultant in the Norsk institutt for personaladministrasjon from 1986 to 1987 before being hired as a head of department in the

Ministry of Justice and the Police The Royal Ministry of Justice and Public Security ( no, Det kongelige justis- og beredskapsdepartement) is a Norwegian government ministry that oversees justice, the police, and domestic intelligence. The main purpose of the ministry is to provide ...

. He was a permanent under-secretary of state from 1993 to 2002, then the director of the Norwegian Consumer Council from 2003 to 2008, and is the permanent under-secretary of state (the highest-ranking civil servant position) in the

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

from 2008.

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1951 births Living people Norwegian civil servants Directors of government agencies of Norway People from Ulefoss {{Norway-gov-bio-stub