The Norwegian Parliamentary Ombud (), formerly the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman (), is the

ombudsman An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

appointed by the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

to safeguard the rights of individual citizens in their dealings with all levels of the public administration. The function was proposed by the Ministry of Justice and Police in 1961, approved by the Norwegian Parliament the same year, and the function created effective January 1, 1962. The function and scope is regulated in the Act relating to the Parliamentary Ombud for Public Administration.

List of appointed parliamentary ombudsmen

* 1962–1974:

Andreas Schei Andreas Olai Schei (7 October 1902 – 25 December 1989) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was born in Førde as the son of Per Schei (1872–1960) and Johanne Schei (1874–1963). He was a younger brother of Nikolai Schei. In 1936 he ...

* 1974–1982:

Erling Sandene Erling Sandene (7 April 1921 – 5 March 2015) was a Norwegian judge and civil servant. Early and family life He was born in Bærum, a son of Jensine Sæther (1887–1981) and her schoolteacher husband Johan Sandene (1885–1945). Sandene mar ...

* 1982–1990:

Audvar Os Audvar Os (8 September 1920 – 25 June 2014) was a Norwegian barrister and civil servant. He was born in Oslo. He served as assistant secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1956 to 1961, and then worked as a lawyer. From 1963 h ...

* 1990–2014:

Arne Fliflet Arne Fliflet (born 21 May 1946) is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1971. After some years as a university lector at the University of Oslo, he worked as a deputy judge in Sunnfjord from 1974 to 1975. ...

* 2014–2019:

Aage Thor Falkanger Aage Thor Falkanger (born 18 February 1965) is a Norwegian judge and legal scholar. He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree in 1990. He was a research fellow at the University of Tromsø from 1995 to 1999, and took the dr.juris degre ...

* 2019–present:

Hanne Harlem Hanne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hanne Blank (born 1969), American historian, writer, editor and public speaker * Hanne Budtz (1915–2004), Danish politician and lawyer * Hanne Darboven (born 1941), German c ...

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Act relating to the Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration
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