The National Mediator of Norway ( no, Riksmekleren, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') is a mediator's office of

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when creation or revision of

tariff A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and poli ...

agreements is disagreed upon. It was established in 1915, and the first National Mediator took office in 1916. The headquarters are in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

List of National Mediators of Norway

This is a list of the National Mediators of Norway: *1916–1920 :

Jens Michael Lund Jens Michael Lund (13 January 1872 – 10 March 1943) was a Norwegian lawyer and civil servant. He was a brother of politician Fredrik Stang Lund, and a more distant relative of Jochum Brinch Lund, founding father Gabriel Lund, politician John T ...

*1920–1921 : Vilhelm Lie *1921–1922 : Paul Ivar Paulsen *1922–1930 : Valentin Voss *1931–1945 :

Andreas Claussen Andreas Claussen (4 July 1883 – 24 October 1957) was a Norwegian barrister, civil servant and politician for the Liberal Party. Early life and career He was born in Trondheim as the son of hotelier Peter Albert Claussen (1854–1920) and Cecili ...

*1946–1948 :

Paal Berg Paal Olav Berg (18 January 1873 – 24 May 1968), born in Hammerfest, was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Social Affairs 1919–1920, and Minister of Justice 1924–1926. He was the 12th Chief Justice of the ...

*1948–1954 :

Henrik Lundh Henrik Julius Lundh (16 April 1894 – February 1985) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Ragnar Lundh (1863–1924) and Aggie Olsen (1875–1946). From 1919 he was married to Ragnhild Tandberg, but she died in 1 ...

*1954–1964 :

Thoralf Evje Thoralf Johannes Irgens Evje (8 December 1902 – 4 September 1976) was a Norwegian judge, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vestre Aker to priest Hans Odén Evje and Anna Sofie Elle, finished his secondary ...

*1965–1974 :

Preben Munthe Preben Hempel Munthe (15 October 1922 – 3 January 2013) was a Norwegian economist. He was born in Aker, the son of librarian Wilhelm Munthe (1883–1965) and his wife Jenny Hempel (1882–1975). Gerhard Munthe was his elder brother. The younger ...

*1975–1981 : Konrad B. Knutsen *1982–1988 : Bjørn Haug *1988–2004 :

Reidar Webster Reidar Ludvig Webster (11 January 1935 – 15 January 2022) was a Norwegian civil servant. Biography He was born in Oslo as son of manager Reidar Ludvig Webster (1905–1966) and wife pianist Astrid Thyrnhi (1901–1981). He finished his seconda ...

*2005–2009 :

Svein Longva Svein Longva (20 December 1943 – 16 April 2009) was a Norwegian economist and civil servant. He was born in Oslo, but his family moved to Volda in 1950. After completing his secondary education there in 1962, he enrolled in political economy st ...

*2009–2009 :

Geir Engebretsen Geir Engebretsen (born 22 March 1952) is a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He was born in Oslo, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1978. He was a subdirector and head of department in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1985 t ...

(acting) *2009–2013 :

Kari Gjesteby Kari Gjesteby (born 16 May 1947) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She has never been a member of the Norwegian Parliament, but has been State Secretary for three tenures, as well as Minister of Trade and Shipping from February to ...

*2013–2018 :

Nils Terje Dalseide Nils Terje Dalseide (29 August 1952 – 10 June 2018) was a Norwegian judge and civil servant. He was born in Ål. He served as State Conciliator of Norway The National Mediator of Norway ( no, Riksmekleren, until 2012 ''Riksmeklingsmannen'') i ...

*2018–present : Mats Wilhelm Ruland

References

Economy of Norway Government of Norway Organisations based in Oslo 1915 establishments in Norway {{DEFAULTSORT:National_Mediator_of_Norway