Jørn Sigurd Maurud (born 8 April 1960) is a Norwegian jurist. He is Director of Public Prosecutions from 1 November 2019.
Jørn Sigurd Maurud | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Maurud in May, 2023 | |
| Born | 8 April 1960 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Occupation(s) | Jurist and civil servant |
| Partner | Hanne Bjurstrøm[1] |
Career
editMaurud graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1987. He has been assigned with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nord-Hedmark District Court, the law company Wikborg, Rein & Co., and the Supreme Court. From 1995 to 2010 he was a public prosecutor in Eidsivating.[2] He was prosecutor in the widely media-covered Orderud case.[3] From 2010 he was State's attorney in Oslo. In 2019 he was appointed as Norwegian Director of Public Prosecutions, effective from 1 November, succeeding Tor-Aksel Busch.[2][3] At the time of his appointment, Maurud recused from handling of the so-called NAV scandal, due to his relationship to former Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Hanne Bjurstrøm.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Ravndal, Dennis (1 November 2019). "Den nye riksadvokaten til VG: Inhabil i Nav-skandalen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Jørn Sigurd Maurud blir ny riksadvokat". regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b Rønneberg, Olav; Elster, Kristian; Kalajdzic, Pedja; Jor, Brage Lie; Døvik, Olav (11 October 2019). "Jørn Maurud blir ny riksadvokat". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 October 2019.