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| company_name = Norwegian Data Inspectorate

| company_logo = [[Image:Datatilsynet logo.jpg]]

| company_type = [[Norwegian{{Infobox government agencies|Government agency]]

| name = Norwegian Data Protection Authority

| foundation = 1980

| company_logologo = [[Image:Datatilsynet logo.jpg]]

| ___location = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]

| formed = {{start date|1980|df=y}}

| key_people = [[Georg Apenes]] (Director)

| area_servedjurisdiction = [[Norway]]

| ___locationheadquarters = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]

| industry =

| productsemployees = 60

| budget = NOK 68 m

| revenue =

| chief1_name = Line Coll

| operating_income =

| chief1_position = Director

| net_income =

| website = {{URL|datatilsynet.no}}

| num_employees =

| parent = [[Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform|Ministry of Government Administration and Reform]]

| subsid =

| homepage = [http://www.datatilsynet.no www.datatilsynet.no]

| footnotes =

}}

The '''Norwegian Data InspectorateProtection Authority''' ({{lang-langx|no|Datatilsynet}}) is an [[NorwayGovernment agency|Norwegianagency]] of the [[Norwegian government agencies|GovernmentNorwegian agencyGovernment]] responsible for managing the ''Personal Data Act'' of 2000'', concerning [[privacy]] concerns. This Act replaced the ''Data Register Act 1978'' of 1978.

The authority is based in [[Oslo]], and is an independent administrative body under the [[Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform|Ministry of Government Administration and Reform]]. It is the [[national data protection authority]] for Norway.

[[Helge Seip]] served as its first director from 1980 to 1989, and [[Georg Apenes]] served from 1989 to 2010. Ove Skåra served as acting director from April 2010. From May 2010 to April 2022, [[Bjørn Erik Thon]] served as director.

Since its estalishment in 1980 it has had two directors. [[Helge Seip]] served from 1980 to 1989, with [[Georg Apenes]] assuming office in 1989.

On 28 May 2010, [[Bjørn Erik Thon]] was appointed as new director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3669131.ece|title=Bjørn Erik Thon blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet|last=Holgersen|first=Jon D.|date=28 May 2010|work=Aftenposten|language=no|access-date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

On 22 April 2022, Line Coll was appointed director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line Coll blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet |url=https://www.datatilsynet.no/aktuelt/aktuelle-nyheter-2022/line-coll-blir-ny-direktor-i-datatilsynet/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Datatilsynet |language=no}}</ref>

==References==

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*[http://www.datatilsynet.no/templates/Page____194.aspx Official site]

==External links==

* {{Official website|datatilsynet.no}}

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