Ellen Hambro

Hambro earned a law degree (cand.jur.) from the University of Oslo in 1991.{{cite book |title=Hvem er hvem? |year=2008 |editor-first=Knut O. |editor-last=Åmås |editor-link=Knut Olav Åmås |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |isbn=978-82-03-23561-0 |pages=208 |language=no}} She joined the Ministry of the Environment the same year and in 1997 became head of her department, where she worked on waste management issues.{{cite news |agency=Norwegian News Agency |title=Ellen Hambro ny SFT-direktør |date=13 October 2006 |language=no}} Norway's industrial employers credited her with raising the percentage of waste recycled from almost nothing to about 70%.{{cite news|url=http://www.industrien.no/nyheter/article250761.ece |title=Får møkkajobbene gjort |work=prosessindustrien.no |language=no |date=26 February 2007 |last1=Hjelme |first1=Sidsel |last2=Ryvik |first2=Hugo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180201/http://www.industrien.no/nyheter/article250761.ece |archive-date=2011-07-24 }} In 2004 she moved to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, where she worked as deputy under-secretary of state.

Since 1 January 2007 she has directed Norway's Climate and Pollution Agency (before 2010, called the Pollution Control Authority).{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Hambro, Ellen |editor=Edvardsen, Arve|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Ellen_Hambro}} She is the first woman to hold the post. Green Warriors of Norway expressed approval of her appointment.{{cite news|url=http://www.nmf.no/arkiv.asp?articleno=797&backto=mainpage |title=Ellen Hambro ny SFT-direktør |work=nmf.no |date=October 13, 2006 |language=no }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Failed verification|date=July 2015}}

During Hambro's directorship, SFT imposed a fine of {{NOK|5 million}} on Autoretur, which was in charge of handling car wrecks. Hambro cited the company's inadequate return system, and warned of another fine if this was not remedied.{{cite news |url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article1023355.ece |title=Gir millionbot |work=Dagens Næringsliv |agency=Norwegian News Agency |date= February 13, 2007 |language=no}} In an interview with Teknisk Ukeblad,{{cite news |url=http://www.tu.no/nettarkiv/article175826.ece |title=SFT-direktør Ellen Hambro: - Jeg ble løyet opp i ansiktet |work=Teknisk Ukeblad |date=August 7, 2008 |language=no}} Hambro admitted mistakes by the Pollution Authority before and after the Vest Tank explosion in Gulen, May 24, 2007. She said that the pollution authority ought to be better at investigating possible breaches of safety regulations, and that they could have offered better information to the Gulen community. She was also highly critical of the Vest Tank company, accusing them of lying and illegal waste management. Vest Tank responded by suing her for defamation.{{cite news |url=http://www.tu.no/industri/article181491.ece |title=Saksøker SFT-direktøren |work=Teknisk Ukeblad |date=September 23, 2008 |language=no}} Hambro was sceptical of the merger between Statoil and the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro, stating that the companies would no longer need to compete on being environmentally friendly.{{cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2088344.ece |title=David mot Goliat |newspaper=Aftenposten |date=November 7, 2007 |language=no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109011615/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2088344.ece |archive-date=2007-11-09 }} She was also critical of StatoilHydro's application to increase emissions at their LNG plant at Meløya in Hammerfest.{{cite news |url=http://www.dn.no/energi/article1310393.ece |title=SFT: – Dette liker vi dårlig |newspaper=Dagens Næringsliv |date=February 8, 2008 |language=no}}

In 2013 her agency was merged to form the Norwegian Environment Agency. She continued as director general until 2025.{{Cite journal |last=Fransen |first=Peter |date=2021-03-27 |title=Hvem styrer fængslerne og fangehåndteringen i Danmark? |url=https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v108i1.125565 |journal=Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab |volume=108 |issue=1 |pages=77–98 |doi=10.7146/ntfk.v108i1.125565 |issn=2446-3051|doi-access=free }}

Hambro is the daughter of philologist Carl Joachim Hambro and granddaughter of Conservative politician Carl Joachim Hambro, and is a member of the family that established Hambros Bank.

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