Thor Gjermund Eriksen
Eriksen in 2018
Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
In office
12 March 2013 – 29 April 2022
Preceded byHans-Tore Bjerkaas
Succeeded byVibeke Fürst Haugen
Chief Editor of Dagbladet
In office
2003–2006
Preceded byJohn Olav Egeland
Succeeded byLars Helle (acting)
Personal details
Born (1966-10-02) 2 October 1966 (age 57)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyLabour (formerly)

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.

Career

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.[1] He is also chairman of the board of Nettavisen[2] and was a board member in TV 2 until December 2012.[3][4]

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.[5]

Director-General of the NRK

He was appointed Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on 11 December 2012[6] and started in the position on 12 March 2013.[7]

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.[8] His successor, Vibeke Fürst Haugen, was nominated on 17 March 2022 and became the first woman to hold the position.[9]

References

  1. ^ Kristiansen, Marte Iren (5 December 2011). "A-pressen overtar 36 aviser". Dagens Næringsliv. NTB. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. ^ Øgrim, Helge (18 December 2008). "– Grusomt år for Nettavisen". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Ny styreleder i TV 2". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 15 May 2009. p. 52.
  4. ^ Ekspert:- Burde hatt karantene (in Norwegian) E24, 12 December 2012
  5. ^ Arve Henriksen: Thor Gjermund Eriksen blir den 11. kringkastingssjefen Aftenposten, 11 December 2012
  6. ^ Larsen, Marius Helge & Staude, Tone (11 December 2012). "Thor Gjermund Eriksen blir ny kringkastingssjef". NRK. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ^ Nina Berglund: New NRK boss gets down to work Views and News from Norway, 12 March 2012
  8. ^ "Kringkastingssjef Thor Gjermund Eriksen går av" (in Norwegian). E24. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Vibeke Fürst Haugen blir ny kringkastingssjef" (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
Media offices Preceded byJohn Olav Egeland Chief editor of Dagbladet 2003–2006 Succeeded byLars Helle (acting) Preceded byHans-Tore Bjerkaas Director-General of the NRK 2013–2022 Succeeded byVibeke Fürst Haugen


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