Øystein Bø
Permanent Representative – Norway
2018 – 2022
Name: Øystein Bø
Born 19 November 1959, Levanger, Norway
Married, two children
Professional experience:
2018 – Aug 2022 Norway's Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council
| 2017 – 2018 | Senior Adviser, Section for Security Policy and North America |
| 2013 – 2017 | State Secretary (Deputy Defence Minister), Norwegian Ministry of Defence |
| 2010 - 2013 | Head of International Department and Permanent Secretary of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Stortinget (the Norwegian Parliament) |
| 2006 - 2010 | Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Delegation of Norway to NATO |
| 2002 - 2006 | Chef de Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2001 - 2002 | Deputy Director General, Head of OSCE/CFSP Section, European Department |
| 2000 - 2001 | Assistant Director General, European Policy Department |
| 2000 - 2000 | Assistant Director General, Department of Policy Planning and Evaluation, Head of Stability Pact / OSCE Coordination Unit |
| 2000 - 2002 | National Coordinator, Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe |
| 1998 - 2000 | Adviser, OSCE Coordination Unit |
| 1998 - 1998 | First secretary, Norwegian Permanent Delegation to NATO |
| 1997 - 1997 | Legal adviser, Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo |
| 1995 - 1997 | First secretary, Norwegian Embassy, Tallinn |
| 1992 - 1995 | Second secretary, Norwegian Delegation to the CSCE/OSCE, Vienna |
| 1991 - 1992 | Diplomatic trainee, Norwegian MFA |
| 1990 - 1991 | Executive Officer, Legal Department, Norwegian MFA |
| 1989 - 1989 | Attorney, Business Law firm, Tromsø, Norway |
| 1981 - 1983 | 2nd lieutenant, Norwegian Army, Infantry |
Education:
- Norwegian Defence University College
- Cand. Jur., Oslo University (Ph.d. Law equivalent)
- Infantry officers’ training school, Norwegian Army