Atle Hamar

Atle Hamar is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
From 1988 to 1990 he was the leader of the Young [Liberals of Norway], the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He was a member of the municipal council of Jølster Municipality and also the Sogn og Fjordane county council.
In 1997, during the first [cabinet Bondevik], he was appointed political advisor in the Norwegian [Ministry of Transport and Communications|Ministry of Transport and Communications] under Minister Odd Einar Dørum. When Dørum changed ministry to the Norwegian [Ministry of Justice and the Police|Ministry of Justice and the Police] in 1999, Hamar followed. He was soon promoted to state secretary, and held this position until the first cabinet Bondevik fell in March 2000.
Instead he was appointed director of the Norwegian Gaming and [Foundation Authority|Norwegian Gaming Authority]. In 2006 he was elected chair of the International Association of Gaming Regulators.