Atle Hamar (born 23 June 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

Atle Hamar
state secretary of the Ministry of Climate and Environment
In office
2018–2020
state secretary of the Ministry of Justice and the Police
In office
1999–2000
Leader of the Young Liberals of Norway
In office
1988–1990
Personal details
Born23 June 1963
Political partyLiberal Party

From 1988 to 1990 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He was a member of Jølster municipal council and Sogn og Fjordane county council.[1]

In 1997, during the first cabinet Bondevik, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications under Minister Odd Einar Dørum.[2] When Dørum changed ministry to the Ministry of Justice and the Police in 1999, Hamar followed.[3] He was soon promoted to state secretary, and held this position until the first cabinet Bondevik fell in March 2000.[1]

Instead he was appointed director of the Norwegian Gaming Authority.[1] In 2006 he was elected chair of the International Association of Gaming Regulators.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Young Liberals of Norway
1988–1990
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
position created
Director of the Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority
2001–present
Incumbent