Reidar Hjermann

{{Short description|Norwegian psychologist (born 1969)}} '''Reidar Kvaal Hjermann''' (born 17 February 1969) is a Norwegian psychologist and former Children's Ombudsman of Norway.

The son of Ingvar Hjermann, Reidar started working as a psychologist in 1998. In 2004 he was appointed Ombudsman for Children in Norway, succeeding fellow psychologist Trond Waage.<ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Hjermann, Reidar Kvaal |encyclopedia=Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=13102672 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

When his four-year term ended in 2008, he applied for a second term. However, the job was given to jurist Ida Hjort Kraby. Later, it was revealed that Kraby had friendly relations with Minister of Children and Equality, Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen. Ramin-Osmundsen withdrew from her position, as did Kraby, who never got the time to formally enter the post. With the ombudsman position open again, Hjermann was then appointed to a second term, where he served until the end of the term in 2012.<ref name="snl"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-bef|before=Trond Waage}} {{s-ttl|title=Ombudsman for Children in Norway |years=2004–2012}} {{s-aft|after=Anne Lindboe}} {{s-end}}

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