Fredrik Sejersted

Fredrik Sejersted (born 2 July 1965) is a Norwegian jurist, and the current Attorney General of Norway.

Fredrik Sejersted
Sejersted in 2018
Attorney General of Norway
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 April 2015
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Sven Ole Fagernæs
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-02) 2 July 1965 (age 60)
Nationality	Norwegian
Parent(s)	Francis Sejersted (father) Hilde Sejersted (mother)
Occupation	Jurist

He is a son of Francis and Hilde Sejersted.^[1] He has been a professor of law at the University of Oslo, and is known for chairing the Sejersted Commission (Seijersted-utvalget) from 2010 until they delivered the Norwegian Official Report 2012:2.^[2] He was appointed Attorney General of Norway from 2015, taking over the position after Sven Ole Fagernæs.^[3] In 2019, Carl Baudenbacher harshly criticized Sejersted in an op-ed for allegedly trying to undermine the law and courts of the European Free-Trade Area.^[4] Sejersted published a rebuttal in a similarly harsh op-ed.^[5]