Svein Ludvigsen

Svein Ludvigsen
Ludvigsen in 2003
County Governor of Troms
In office
17 January 2006 – 18 July 2014
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Erna Solberg
Preceded byVilgunn Gregusson
Succeeded byBård Magne Pedersen
Minister of Fisheries
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byOtto Gregussen
Succeeded byHelga Pedersen
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byJørgen Kosmo
Succeeded byHeidi Grande Røys
Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
5 May 1990 – 20 April 1991
LeaderJan P. Syse
Preceded byPetter Thomassen
Succeeded byJohn G. Bernander
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1989 – 30 September 2001
ConstituencyTroms
Personal details
Born
Svein Harald Ludvigsen

(1946-07-18) 18 July 1946 (age 78)
Hillesøy, Troms, Norway
Political partyConservative

Svein Harald Ludvigsen (born 18 July 1946) is a Norwegian former politician for the Conservative Party and a convicted sex offender. He served as a member of parliament (1989–2001), deputy leader of the Conservative Party (1990–1991), minister of fisheries (2001–2005), and county governor of Troms (2006–2014). In 2019 he was convicted of sexually abusing three young men, and sentenced to five years imprisonment; his conviction and sentence became final in January 2020.[1]