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He has previously announced that he does not want re-election to the Storting.
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On Monday, the prime minister appointed Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen (H) as the new director of the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries.
It is not yet known when he will start in his new role.
Liv Holmefjord, retired director of fisheries, has served two six-year terms, which means she is now retiring.
– The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries manages the framework conditions for a large and important export industry. With Frank Bakke-Jensen we got a director of fisheries with great commitment to the sector and experience from both the legislature and the executive. It has been a process in which many candidates have been evaluated, with the assistance of a recruitment agency. Bakke-Jensen has become the recommended candidate through this process, Trade and Industry Minister Iselin Nybø says in a statement.
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries is an advisory and executive body within fisheries and aquaculture management, and has around 400 employees, according to iTromsø, which discussed the matter on Monday.
Bakke-Jensen told the newspaper in May that he did not want re-election to the Storting, at the time he did not know what he wanted to do in the future.
– I’ve tried to think about what I want to do. I have a background in politics, seafood, tourism, and versatile managerial experience. I don’t know what will show up, and I don’t spend much time thinking about it. I have to be present as a minister all the time, and then we just daydream, Bakke-Jensen told the newspaper at the time.
Bakke-Jensen will continue as defense minister, while the director of the directorate’s statistics department, Per Sandberg, will be appointed director of fisheries until a substitute is hired.
– The day will come when I will stop being a minister and then I hope to be able to use energy in the fishing industry. I have a fiery commitment to the coast, the fishing industry and local businesses, says Bakke-Jensen.
