Former minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran

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Former minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran (Labour Party)

Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran is responsible for the policy on shipping, waterways, maritime and marine research and innovation, coastal and port development, fisheries, seafood and aquaculture. Skjæran was the deputy leader of the Norwegian Labor Party between 2019 and 2023.

Appointed: 14/10/2021
Left: 16/10/2023
Born: 1966

1987 - 2015 Representative to the municipal council of Lurøy
2011 - 2015 Mayor of Lurøy Municipality
2015 Representative to the county council of Nordland
2011 - 2019 Head of the Labour Party in Nordland County
2013 - Member of the Labour Party Central Board
2019 - 2023 Deputy head of the Labour Party
2021 - Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy