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Thor Gjermund Eriksen

Norwegian journalist and editor

Thor Gjermund Eriksen (born 2 October 1966) is a Norwegian journalist and editor who was director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 2013 to 2022.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Thor Gjermund Eriksen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 2, 1966.¹

Companies

Norsk Tipping ASChief executive officer Sep 12, 2022 to 2023¹⁴
Norwegian Broadcasting CorporationChief executive officer 2013 to 2022¹⁵

Early life and education

1982 to 1985Bredtvet videregående skole^{3 4}
1988 to 1993University of Oslo^{3 4}
1995BI Norwegian Business School^{3 4}

Career

Occupation: politician, manager, editing staff, journalist.^{4 10}

2023 to 2025Worked at Bane NOR^{5 6}
2022 to 2023Chief executive, Norsk Tipping AS⁸
2013 to 2022Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation^{4 9}
2013 to 2022Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation^{4 5}
2013 to 2022Chief executive, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation⁷
2006 to 2013Worked at Amedia^{4 5}
2001 to 2006Worked at Dagbladet^{4 5}
2000 to 2001Worked at Aftenposten^{4 5}
1995 to 2000Worked at Dagbladet^{4 5}
Date not recordedChairperson, Aschehoug⁹
Date not recordedChairperson, Norwegian Museum of Cultural History⁹

Journalistic career

Born in Oslo, he was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet in 1995, and later became chief editor from 2003 to 2006. After leaving, he was hired in A-pressen where he was CEO from 2010 until January 2013. He is also chairman of the board of Nettavisen and was a board member in TV 2 until December 2012.

Director-General of the NRK

He was appointed Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on 11 December 2012 and started in the position on 12 March 2013.

On 11 October 2021, Eriksen announced that he was intending to step down as director-general over the course of 2022. He stated that it was time for a change. His successor, Vibeke Fürst Haugen, was nominated on 17 March 2022 and became the first woman to hold the position.

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Personal life

BornOct 2, 1966, Oslo^{4 11}
CitizenshipNorway¹²

Politics

Political career

He has had a political career in the Socialist Left Party and the Labour Party. He was a member of the central board of their youth wing Socialist Youth, worked as a personal advisor for then-party leader Erik Solheim and worked as secretary for Raymond Johansen when the latter was Oslo city commissioner for transport and the environment. He terminated his membership in the Labour Party when he was appointed director-General of NRK.

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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen on Wikidata
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WikipediaThor Gjermund Eriksen on Wikipedia
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: education, on Wikidata
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Wikidataeducation, as reported
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: Worked at Dagbladet, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at Bane NOR, as reported
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: Chief executive, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: Chief executive, Norsk Tipping AS, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: Chairperson, Aschehoug, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataThor Gjermund Eriksen: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataNorsk Tipping AS, Chief executive officer
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WikidataNorwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsThor Gjermund Eriksen photo by Thor Brødreskift / Nordiske Mediedager, CC BY-SA 2.0

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Journalistic career

Director-General of the NRK

Personal life

Politics

Political career

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