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Bjørnar Skjæran

Politician

Bjørnar Skjæran is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran · Bjørnar Skjæran · Бьёрнар Скьеран · 비에르나르 셰란				[sources]
Alias	Бьёрнар Селнес Шаран · Бьёрнар Шеран				[sources]
Birth date	1966-05-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bjørnar				[sources]
Last name	Skjæran				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17107377				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Lurøy (2011-2015) · Minister of Fisheries and Seafood (2021-2023) · Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion (2022-2022) · Minister of Local Government and Regional Development (2025-) · member of the Parliament of Norway (2021-2025) · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Norwegian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Fisheries and Seafood	2021-10-14	2023-10-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,151

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External databases

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Wikidata353,676

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-norway-bjornar-selnes-selnes-skjaeran-min-of-fisheries-ocean-policy

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