The Board

The Norwegian Emigrant Center is managed by a board, consisting of politically appointed members and members of the business community. The board is elected for four years.

The board for the period 2007-2011: Left: Arne Kjell Askeland (Tysvær municipality), Per Olav Hanssen (Region Stavanger Næringsutvikling), Helene Bjørntvedt (leader of the Friends of the Emigrant Center), chairman Rune Tvedt (Rogaland county municipality), Magnar Kalsheim (IRIS – International Research Institute of Stavanger) and deputy director Eli Aga (Stavanger municipality).