Lisbeth Berg-Hansen
Lisbeth Berg-Hansen | |
|---|---|
 Berg-Hansen in Tromsø | |
| Minister of Fisheries | |
| In office 20 October 2009 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Helga Pedersen |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Aspaker |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Nordland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1963 Bindal, Nordland, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (born 14 March 1963) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Labour Party.
She chaired the
She is the
Conflict of interest
Berg-Hansen owns an 8% stake in SinkabergHansen AS, one of Norway's salmon farms, through Jmj Invest AS.[4][5][6]
In November 2013 a France 2 documentary accused Berg-Hansen of corruption in relaxing the legal levels of toxins allowed in fish in Norway while at leading health advisory committees and related research institutes, specifically the allowing of the pesticide chemical Ethoxyquin whose effects are relatively less researched and the minister having quashed funding for researchers who were about the report the dangerous effects of the pesticide including its ability to cross the blood brain barrier.[9][10] Kurt Oddekalv, Norwegian environmental activist called her corrupt & rotten, similar to the Mafia, in the documentary.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister (20 October 2009). "Changes in the Government". Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Board of directors of Investinor[permanent dead link]
- ^ "JMJ Invest AS - Bindalseidet - Roller og kunngjøringer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ^ "SINKABERG-HANSEN AS". E24.
- ^ Sandelson, Michael (26 October 2018). "Norway researchers' toxic salmon warning creates waves". theforeigner.no.
- ^ "Critics try to reel in Fisheries Minister". www.newsinenglish.no.
- ^ "Anmelder Fiskeri- og kystministeren - Levende Hav - Norges Miljøvernforbund oppdrett fis - Norges Miljøvernforbund Oppdrett Vindkraft Energi - NMF". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ^ "Is fish farming the worst player in the food industry?".
- ^ "Farmed Norwegian Salmon World's Most Toxic Food". YouTube.
External links
- "Lisbeth Berg-Hansen" (in Norwegian). Storting.