Fredrik Sejersted (born 2 July 1965) is a Norwegian jurist, and the current Attorney General of Norway. He is a son of Francis and Hilde Sejersted. He has been a professor of law at the

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, and is known for chairing the Sejersted Commission () from 2010 until they delivered the

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2012:2. He was appointed

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from 2015, taking over the position after

Sven Ole Fagernæs Sven Ole Fagernæs (born 12 March 1945) is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant who was Attorney General of Norway from 1993 to 2015. Sven Ole Fagernæs was born in Oslo and got a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1972. He worked ...

. In 2019, Carl Baudenbacher harshly criticized Sejersted in an op-ed for allegedly trying to undermine the law and courts of the European Free-Trade Area. Sejersted published a rebuttal in a similarly harsh op-ed.

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1965 births Living people Academic staff of the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo Directors of government agencies of Norway {{norway-law-bio-stub