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'''Gunnar Bergby''' (born 28 August 1947<ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CEDAW/Elections2016/Mr.GunnarBergby_Norway.pdf Gunnar Bergby]</ref>) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] civil servant and jurist. He is the Secretary-General of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]].
'''Gunnar Bergby''' (born 28 August 1947)<ref>[http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CEDAW/Elections2016/Mr.GunnarBergby_Norway.pdf Gunnar Bergby]</ref> is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] civil servant and jurist. He is the Secretary-General of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]].


==Career==
==Career==


He was born in [[Oslo]], and graduated with the [[cand.jur.]] degree in 1974, and after spending the year 1975 as a [[research assistant]] at [[Aarhus University]] he was hired as a consultant in the [[Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications]].
He was born in [[Oslo]], and graduated with the [[cand.jur.]] degree in 1974. In 1975, he served as a [[research assistant]] at [[Aarhus University]], after which he was hired as a consultant in the [[Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications]].


He then occupied the following positions:
He then occupied the following positions:
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- Chief Judge of the Court of Probate, Bankruptcy and Enforcement in Oslo, 1989-94
- Chief Judge of the Court of Probate, Bankruptcy and Enforcement in Oslo, 1989-94


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Since 1994, he has been the Secretary General of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]].


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==Membership on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women==
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Since 1994 he has been the Secretary General of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]].


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In 2016 ,the Norwegian government nominated Bergby as a member of the [[Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women]], a [[United Nations]] body of experts focused on combating discrimination against women, and he was subsequently elected to this committee. Bergby was the third man in a row from the Nordic countries nominated to this committee. He is the only man currently sitting in the committee as an expert.<ref>Cecilia Bailliet: [https://ilg2.org/2016/03/15/a-call-for-transparency-in-nominations-to-international-committees-and-tribunals/ A Call for Transparency in Nominations to International Committees and Tribunals], ''Voices on international law, policy, practice''</ref><ref>[http://www.advokatbladet.no/2016/03/oppnevnte-mann-til-kvinnekomite/ Oppnevnte mann til kvinnekomité], ''Advokatbladet''</ref><ref>"Forbigår den beste: Driver Utenriksdepartementet (UD) radikal kjønnskvotering av menn – som er forbudt i arbeidslivet?" ''[[Dagens Næringsliv]]'' 31 March 2016</ref><ref>[[Hege Skjeie]] and [[Helga Hernes]]: "Ikke til å tro." ''[[Dagens Næringsliv]]'' 2 April 2016</ref><ref>Hilde Firman Fjellså: "Likestilling: Et liv i kamp: Anne Hellums yrkesliv startet med diskriminering. Det har ikke gitt seg ennå". ''Klassekampen'' 20 May 2016 pp. 32–33 ["En samlet kvinnebevegelse i de nordiske landene ville ha Anne Hellum innstilt til FNs kvinnekomité da det i år var Norges tur til å nominere. Slik gikk det ikke. Beslutningen har vært sterkt kritisert av en rekke ledende fagfolk. Det er stilt spørsmål om Utenriksdepartementets nominasjon av en mindre kvalifisert mann er i tråd med norsk og internasjonalt regelverk som godtar moderat, men ikke radikal kjønnskvotering."]</ref>
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==Membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women==
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In 2016 the Norwegian government nominated him as a member of the [[Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women]], a UN body of experts on discrimination against women, and he was subsequently elected to this committee. Bergby was the third man in a row from the Nordic countries nominated to this committee. He is the only man currently sitting in the committee as an expert <ref>Cecilia Bailliet: [https://ilg2.org/2016/03/15/a-call-for-transparency-in-nominations-to-international-committees-and-tribunals/ A Call for Transparency in Nominations to International Committees and Tribunals], ''Voices on international law, policy, practice''</ref><ref>[http://www.advokatbladet.no/2016/03/oppnevnte-mann-til-kvinnekomite/ Oppnevnte mann til kvinnekomité], ''Advokatbladet''</ref><ref>"Forbigår den beste: Driver Utenriksdepartementet (UD) radikal kjønnskvotering av menn – som er forbudt i arbeidslivet?" ''[[Dagens Næringsliv]]'' 31 March 2016</ref><ref>[[Hege Skjeie]] and [[Helga Hernes]]: "Ikke til å tro." ''[[Dagens Næringsliv]]'' 2 April 2016</ref><ref>Hilde Firman Fjellså: "Likestilling: Et liv i kamp: Anne Hellums yrkesliv startet med diskriminering. Det har ikke gitt seg ennå". ''Klassekampen'' 20 May 2016 pp. 32–33 ["En samlet kvinnebevegelse i de nordiske landene ville ha Anne Hellum innstilt til FNs kvinnekomité da det i år var Norges tur til å nominere. Slik gikk det ikke. Beslutningen har vært sterkt kritisert av en rekke ledende fagfolk. Det er stilt spørsmål om Utenriksdepartementets nominasjon av en mindre kvalifisert mann er i tråd med norsk og internasjonalt regelverk som godtar moderat, men ikke radikal kjønnskvotering."]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 02:52, 15 March 2018

Gunnar Bergby
Born (1947-08-28) August 28, 1947 (age 77)

Gunnar Bergby (born 28 August 1947)[1] is a Norwegian civil servant and jurist. He is the Secretary-General of the Supreme Court of Norway.

Career

He was born in Oslo, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1974. In 1975, he served as a research assistant at Aarhus University, after which he was hired as a consultant in the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.

He then occupied the following positions:

- Higher executive officer, Equal Status Council, 1977-79

- Head of division, Equal Status Ombudsman, 1979-86

- Deputy Judge, Strømmen District Court, 1984-85

- Town Clerk of Oslo, 1986-89

- Chief Judge of the Court of Probate, Bankruptcy and Enforcement in Oslo, 1989-94

Since 1994, he has been the Secretary General of the Supreme Court of Norway.

Membership on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

In 2016 ,the Norwegian government nominated Bergby as a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, a United Nations body of experts focused on combating discrimination against women, and he was subsequently elected to this committee. Bergby was the third man in a row from the Nordic countries nominated to this committee. He is the only man currently sitting in the committee as an expert.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ Gunnar Bergby
  2. ^ Cecilia Bailliet: A Call for Transparency in Nominations to International Committees and Tribunals, Voices on international law, policy, practice
  3. ^ Oppnevnte mann til kvinnekomité, Advokatbladet
  4. ^ "Forbigår den beste: Driver Utenriksdepartementet (UD) radikal kjønnskvotering av menn – som er forbudt i arbeidslivet?" Dagens Næringsliv 31 March 2016
  5. ^ Hege Skjeie and Helga Hernes: "Ikke til å tro." Dagens Næringsliv 2 April 2016
  6. ^ Hilde Firman Fjellså: "Likestilling: Et liv i kamp: Anne Hellums yrkesliv startet med diskriminering. Det har ikke gitt seg ennå". Klassekampen 20 May 2016 pp. 32–33 ["En samlet kvinnebevegelse i de nordiske landene ville ha Anne Hellum innstilt til FNs kvinnekomité da det i år var Norges tur til å nominere. Slik gikk det ikke. Beslutningen har vært sterkt kritisert av en rekke ledende fagfolk. Det er stilt spørsmål om Utenriksdepartementets nominasjon av en mindre kvalifisert mann er i tråd med norsk og internasjonalt regelverk som godtar moderat, men ikke radikal kjønnskvotering."]


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