Ove Skåra (born 9 March 1961) is a

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civil servant. Skåra is the current director of information in the

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. When long-time director

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stepped down in April 2010, Skåra was acting director. He made his mark while in office; among others the Data Inspectorate, together with other organizations, boycotted a sitdown arranged by the

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where the

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was to be debated. Skåra reverted to being information director when

Bjørn Erik Thon Bjørn Erik Thon (born 6 February 1964) is a Norwegian jurist and ombudsman. Career He graduated as cand.jur. in 1989. From 1999 to 2000, during the first cabinet Bondevik Thon worked as a political advisor in the Ministry of Justice and the Pol ...

was named as permanent director in late May 2010. Skåra was not among those who applied for the position. Skåra resides in

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1961 births Living people Directors of government agencies of Norway {{Norway-gov-bio-stub