Jøran Kallmyr
Jøran André Smedal Kallmyr (born 15 April 1978) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party[1] who served as Minister of Justice from 2019 to 2020.
Jøran Kallmyr | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 29 March 2019 – 24 January 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Preceded by | Tor Mikkel Wara |
| Succeeded by | Monica Mæland |
| State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security | |
| In office 17 October 2015 – 19 February 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
| Minister | Anders Anundsen |
| Oslo City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment | |
| In office 25 February 2009 – 26 September 2011 | |
| Governing Mayor | Erling Lae Stian Berger Røsland |
| Preceded by | Peter N. Myhre |
| Succeeded by | Ola Elvestuen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jøran André Smedal Kallmyr 15 April 1978 Fræna, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Progress |
| Spouse(s) | Torunn Smedal Kallmyr |
| Occupation | Jurist Politician |
He served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security from 2015 to 2016.[2]
Kallmyr was appointed Minister of Justice and Immigration in Solberg's Cabinet from 29 March 2019,[1][3] becoming the fifth Justice Minister in the Solberg Cabinet. He was succeeded by Monica Mæland as justice minister in January 2020 after his party had decided to withdraw from the cabinet over a dispute regarding a Muslim woman with a sick child being brought home from Syria. Kallmyr himself supported his party's decision to withdraw from the cabinet.[4]
References
- "Kallmyr, Jøran (1978-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Biografier. Jøran Kallmyr" (in Norwegian). Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "Jøran Kallmyr blir ny justisminister". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- "This Is Solberg's Cabinet 4.0". NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Peter N. Myhre |
Oslo City Commissioner for Transport, the Environment and Enterprise 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Ola Elvestuen |
| Preceded by Tor Mikkel Wara |
Minister of Justice 2019–2020 |
Succeeded by Monica Mæland |
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