The Parliamentary Ombudsman

Arne Fliflet was born in 1946 and received his law degree in 1971.

He was a university lecturer in jurisprudence at Oslo University in 1973 and has subsequently lectured on public law at the Universities of Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø, as well as acting as examiner in this field.

He was Assistant Judge in Førde in Sunnfjord in 1974 to 1975. From 1975 to 1990 he practiced law, both in public administration and in a private practice.

From 1976 to 1986, he worked at the office of the Attorney General, interrupted by a study period in London in 1979 and a period as Public Prosecutor at the Eidsivating Public Prosecutor’s office in 1980-81. He was granted right of audience in the Supreme Court in 1978 and was permanent counsel for the defence in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1989 to 1990.

The Storting appointed Arne Fliflet as Parliamentary Ombudsman for the first time in 1990. He has subsequently been re-elected five times, the last appointment being in 2009.

Arne Fliflet has published specialist literature on public law both in book form as well as articles.