Nicolaisen’s wife is a Chinese citizen and lives in China, where he supports her financially. Therefore, he must resign as deputy head of Norges Bank.
Published:Updated: December 4, 2020 12:38 PM, Published: December 4, 2020 12:04 PM
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Jon Nicolaisen was appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank in 2014 and was reappointed from 1 April this year, but today he resigns with immediate effect.
– Civil clearance authority states to me that the reason why I do not receive renewed security clearance is that my wife is a Chinese citizen and lives in China where I support her financially. At the same time, they state that it is not the circumstances of me personally that create doubts about my safety suitability, but that this does not weigh heavily enough. I have now had to take the consequences of that, says Jon Nicolaisen.
– Will miss him
It is the Ministry of Finance that has fired Jon Nicolaisen from his position, and Governor Øystein Olsen says that they take note of the Ministry of Finance’s decision.
– I will miss Jon Nicolaisen in the position of Deputy Governor, a position he has held in an excellent way as a close colleague and skilled professional. Through key positions in the bank, he has for a number of years made a significant contribution to developing Norges Bank, says Olsen.
Got oil fund responsibility
When Nicolaisen was reappointed this spring, he was given a special responsibility to follow up the bank’s task of managing the Petroleum Fund.
The Ministry of Finance writes that they will immediately start a recruitment process to fill the tenure-track position. In consultation with Norges Bank, it will be assessed whether there is a need to employ someone temporarily in the position, pending permanent employment.
Personal control
The civil clearance authority states that they are closed when the employees are at a joint event.
Director Gjermund Gjølstad of the Civil Clearance Authority denies that there is a tightening of security clearances. He can not comment on individual cases, but explains that the same procedures are carried out regardless of whether you are applying for the first time, or whether you are renewing the clearance.
– This means that we carry out a personal check, where we collect information, also from the main person. Then we assess the safety suitability based on a number of points in the safety regulations, before we make an overall assessment and make a decision, says Gjølstad.
E24 has been in contact with Norges Bank, which has not yet commented further on the matter. The National Security Authority has not yet responded to our inquiries.
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