Jøran Kallmyr

Jøran André Smedal Kallmyr (born 15 April 1978) is a Norwegian politician and jurist for the Progress Party^[1] who served as Minister of Justice from 2019 to 2020.

Jøran Kallmyr
Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration
In office 29 March 2019 – 24 January 2020
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Tor Mikkel Wara
Succeeded by	Monica Mæland
State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security
In office 17 October 2014 – 19 February 2016
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Minister	Anders Anundsen
Oslo City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment
In office 25 February 2009 – 26 September 2011
Governing Mayor	Erling Lae Stian Berger Røsland
Preceded by	Peter N. Myhre
Succeeded by	Ola Elvestuen
Personal details
Born	Jøran André Smedal Kallmyr (1978-04-15) 15 April 1978 (age 46) Fræna, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Political party	Progress
Spouse	Torunn Smedal Kallmyr
Occupation	Jurist Politician

Early life

Kallmyr was born on 15 April 1978 in Fræna in Møre og Romsdal.^[2]

Career

He served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security from 2014 to 2016.^[3]

Kallmyr served as acting Oslo city commissioner for welfare and social services from 2008 to 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Oslo city commissioner for transport and the environment.^[4] In the wake of the 2011 local elections, he was succeeded by Ola Elvestuen.^[5]

Kallmyr is a lawyer and partner for the Ræder AS law firm from 2012 to 2014, 2016 to 2019 and again since 2020. There he specialises in property rights, administrative law and regulatory issues.^[6][7]

Minister of Justice

Kallmyr was appointed Minister of Justice and Immigration in Solberg's Cabinet on 29 March 2019 following Tor Mikkel Wara's resignation.^[1][8]

Two months into his tenure, controversy arose surrounding his family's au pair, who had been forced to leave the country after breaching the Immigration Act. Though questioned about whether he himself broke the rules, Kallmyr expressed he didn't think so, but would be apologetic if he had.^[9]

In July, he expressed concerns for private citizens and aid organisations potentially helping refugees who travelled via boat through the Mediterranean Sea. He added that this could help increase flow of refugees, more than what private citizens could have the capability to assist. The Socialist Left Party criticised his statement and called it "alarming".^[10]

In October, Kallmyr stated that the government would be looking into changing the frameworks for Norwegian men to bring foreign women home, many cases of which revealed that many suffered from abuse and exploitation. Kallmyr expressed that the government was concretely considering a "quarantine" waiting period.^[11]

He was succeeded by Monica Mæland as justice minister in January 2020 after his party had decided to withdraw from the cabinet over a dispute regarding a Muslim woman with a sick child being brought home from Syria. Kallmyr himself supported his party's decision to withdraw from the cabinet.^[12]

Personal life

Kallmyr is married to Torunn Smedal Kallmyr, with whom he has children.^[9]

References

1. "Kallmyr, Jøran (1978-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2019.
2. Ruud, Solveig; Staveland, Lars Inge (29 March 2019). "Jøran Kallmyr blir ny justisminister". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. "Biografier. Jøran Kallmyr" (in Norwegian). Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
4. Lauritzen, Vibeke. "Jøran Kallmyr". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
5. Tvedt, Knut Are; Sandsmark, Per Magnus Finnanger. "Ola Elvestuen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
6. "Jøran Kallmyr slutter som statssekretær for å starte lobbyavdeling i Ræder" (in Norwegian). E24. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
7. "Jøran Kallmyr tilbake til Ræder" (in Norwegian). raeder.no. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
8. "Jøran Kallmyr blir ny justisminister". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
9. "- Hun satte bare på sin egen vask" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
10. "Advarer mot å redde båtflyktninger" (in Norwegian). NRK. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
11. "Vil begrense menns mulighet til å hente flere kvinner fra utlandet" (in Norwegian). NRK Vestfold of Telemark. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
12. "Dette er Solberg-regjeringen 4.0" (in Norwegian). NRK. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Peter N. Myhre	Oslo City Commissioner for Transport, the Environment and Enterprise 2009–2011	Succeeded by Ola Elvestuen
Preceded by Tor Mikkel Wara	Minister of Justice 2019–2020	Succeeded by Monica Mæland