Norwegian civil servant
Odd Olsen Ingerø (born 22 September 1950) is a Norwegian civil servant and former Governor of Svalbard.
He was born in Skjeberg Municipality.[1] In 2005, he was appointed director of the National Criminal Investigation Service.[1] He was the Governor of Svalbard between 2001 and 2005. He was succeeded by Sven Ole Fagernæs, and was preceded by Morten Ruud.[2] Before this he was chief of police in Sør-Varanger Municipality and Fredrikstad Municipality. He has also been a deputy judge.
He became governor for a second term on 16 September 2009, succeeding Per Sefland, who held the post from 2005 to 2009.
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