Geir Barvik

Geir Barvik is a Norwegian civil servant. He served as Managing Director of the Norwegian [State Housing Bank] from 2001 to 2010 and as Director-General of the Directorate of [Integration and Diversity] from 2010 to 2016. From 2016 he is a Director in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

Career

Barvik worked at the Norwegian State Housing Bank and in the Norwegian [Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development|Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development], where he was a Principal Officer from 1991, Assistant Director General from 1992 and Deputy Director General from 1994.
He was appointed as Managing Director of the Norwegian State Housing Bank by the King-in-Council in 2001, and held the position until 2010. In 2010 he was appointed by the King-in-Council as the Director General of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity. In 2016 he was succeeded by Libe Rieber-Mohn.

Background

Barvik grew up in Bø, Telemark, and lives in Asker. He is married and has two children. He was formerly a member of the Socialist [Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party], but quit the party due to its opposition to the EU in the early 1990s.