Odd Olsen Ingerø (born 22 September 1950) is a Norwegian

civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership. A civil service offic ...

and former

Governor of Svalbard The governor of Svalbard () represents the Norwegian government in exercising its sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago (Spitsbergen). The position reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, but it maintains all Norwegian interests in ...

. He was born in Skjeberg Municipality. In 2005, he was appointed director of the National Criminal Investigation Service. He was the

between 2001 and 2005. He was succeeded by Sven Ole Fagernæs, and was preceded by Morten Ruud.Previous Governors
, Svalbard Government website, retrieved October 24, 2007 Before this he was chief of police in

Sør-Varanger Municipality Sør-Varanger (; ; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Finnmark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Other settlements in the municipality include the vill ...

and Fredrikstad Municipality. He has also been a deputy judge. He became governor for a second term on 16 September 2009, succeeding Per Sefland, who held the post from 2005 to 2009.

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