Sven-Roald Nystø

Sven-Roald Nystø
Sven-Roald Nystø
Credit: Trond Trosterud
Sámi Parliament President
In office
1997–2005
Preceded byOle Henrik Magga
Succeeded byAili Keskitalo
Personal details
Born (1956-09-30) 30 September 1956 (age 67)
Tysfjord, Norway
Political partyNorwegian Sámi Association
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø

Sven-Roald Nystø (born 30 September 1956) is a Lule Sámi politician from Storå in Tysfjord, Norway. He has worked for the Lule Sámi cultural and language center Árran as a senior advisor.[1][2]

Nystø has been a board member and leader of the Norwegian Sámi Association. He served as a representative in the Sámi Parliament of Norway from 1993 to 1995, representing the districts of Midt-Troms and Midtre-Nordland for the Norwegian Sámi Association. Nystø was later the president of the Sámi Parliament for two terms, from 1997 to 2005.[3][4] Before he became president, he was vice-president under Ole Henrik Magga. He also served on Samerettsutvalget [no], the Sámi Rights Committee, and was head of the Indigenous Committee on the Barents Regional Council.

Nystø led the work of the Sámi Parliament in consultations with the Norwegian authorities on the Finnmark Act.[5] Nystø was also president when the Sámi Parliament and the Bondevik government signed an agreement on consultations[6] between the government and the Sámi Parliament on matters of particular concern to the Sámi population.

He received his master's degree from the University of Tromsø.

Preceded by President of the Sami Parliament
1997–2005 		Succeeded by

References

Notes

  1. ^ Olsen, Øyvind A. "19 søkere i nye Hamarøy: Én må gi seg i politikken hvis han blir ansatt". Fremover (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel (26 February 2020), "Sven-Roald Nystø", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), archived from the original on 2 February 2022, retrieved 31 December 2021
  3. ^ "Sven-Roald Nystø sametingspresident". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 7 October 1997.
  4. ^ "Første kvinnelige sametingspresident". Sámi Radio (in Norwegian). 21 October 2005.
  5. ^ "Nystø ber kongen om hjelp". NRK (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ inkluderingsdepartementet, Arbeids-og (30 May 2008). "St.meld. nr. 28 (2007-2008)". Regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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