At around 11.30 the Prime Minister came out to the castle square, together with his new ministers. Cecilie Myrseth appeared there as the new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. She now takes over the job that Skjæran has held for two years. That decision is now causing strong reactions within the Nordland Labor Party. – That the Prime Minister chose to replace Fisheries and Oceans Minister Bjørnar Skjæran is both incomprehensible and surprising, says leader of the Nordland Labor Party, Mona Nilsen. The Storting representative believes that Skjæran has handled demanding cases in a good and unifying manner. – What is happening now is completely incomprehensible, he was certainly someone who knows the region, delivered on many important issues for Nordland and should have continued in government. We have had demanding cases, and we have demanding cases in the future in Nordland, and then we need the top political leadership to also consist of Nordland. Storting representative and leader of the Nordland Labor Party, Mona Nilsen, reacts to Bjørnar Skjæran being sacked as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans by the Prime Minister. Photo: Malin Nygård Solberg / news She reacts to the fact that there is no one from Nordland in either the government or the new program committee that will shape the party’s policy going forward. – Nordland has thus lost a good minister, and the management has also not found a place for Nordland in the new program committee which will carve out policies that are important for Nordland and the whole country. I expect them to now see how they can ensure that our voices are heard, and listen to the county party in a different way than they have done recently. Storting representative Øystein Mathisen from Bodø agrees with the criticism from Nilsen, he tells news. Facts about Bjørnar Skjæran Born 28 May 1966. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2021, but now resigns. Deputy leader of the Labor Party from 2019 to 2023. Member of the central board since 2013. Elected to the Storting from Nordland since 2021. Mayor of Lurøy municipality from 2011 to 2015. Member of Lurøy municipal council for 28 years. Elected to Nordland county council in 2015. Professional background as a farmer and self-employed. Full-time politician since 2011. Source: NTB Skjæran thinks he has done a good job Also Ap veterans Kjell-Idar Juvik and Tor Arne Strøm think Skjæran has done a good job both as a minister and as former deputy leader. – Støre should have also kept in mind how Bjørnar Skjæran loyally made his place as deputy leader available when the party had to put in place a new leadership cabal, so now just a few months later he is also “wrecked” as a minister, we think this is both incomprehensible and unwise . Kjell-Idar Juvik (Ap) was a parliamentary representative for Nordland from 2013 to 2017. Tor-Arne Strøm sat in the Storting from 2001 to 2013. Juvik and Strøm believe that Nordland is now very poorly represented in the Labor Party’s board and management. – We also have fresh in mind last week’s slip by the party leadership where a program committee was appointed for the next parliamentary term without representation from Nordland. They think it is completely incomprehensible. – What are you going to say to the northerner, the trade union movement that stands late and early when it comes to professional political cooperation, and our party people. We are very disappointed, this is simply craftsmanship if the leaks are true. The government needs more people who have worn overalls, such as Bjørnar and not fewer. According to what news learns, Bjørnar Skjæran will be replaced as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Photo: Lars Håkon Pedersen / news – Christmas Eve at the old woman Kåre Heggebø is the leader of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association. He says the news of Skjæran’s departure came like lightning from the blue. – Why? – We have experienced Bjørnar as a good man for the industry, in addition, he is in the final phase of the job of laying the foundation for the Norwegian fishing industry for hopefully a long time to come. That is why we are surprised that he is being replaced now. – How would you summarize Skjæran’s time as minister? Kåre Heggebø is head of the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association. Photo: Jan-Erik Indrestrand / Norges Fiskarlag – There has been some frustration among the fishermen, mostly during the previous period, that there has been too much uncertainty about future framework conditions, and a strong desire to land it. But we think that Skjæran has gotten a little undeserved a lot of trouble for that. We understand that it is a demanding job to land, but now we are in the final phase and hopefully his successor will land the quota message. – This came like Christmas Eve at the old woman’s house. We are a bit taken to bed and excited to see what happens. But we sincerely hope that it will have no impact on the process that has been announced, and that the quota notification will come to the Storting in December. – Is it unfortunate to replace him on the run? – It depends on whether state secretaries who have worked on this are also replaced. Then it is even more challenging. But if there is continuity in the ministry, then it need not have major consequences, and that is what we hope for. Sjømat Norge: – Strongly disagree with the government CEO of Sjømat Norge, Geir Ove Ystmark, says they have had a good collaboration with Skjæran, despite the fact that they and the government have strongly disagreed about, among other things, the ground rent tax on aquaculture. – There has been a period that has been characterized by ground rent tax, a matter where we and the government have strongly disagreed. I feel that Bjørnar Skjæran has been available during that period and that we have been able to have discussions with him directly, says Ystmark and adds: – We have had a good and constructive collaboration with Bjørnar in the two years he has been a minister, and adds due to the fact that we also get a good collaboration with Cecilie Myrseth. Geir Ove Ystmark is CEO of Sjømat Norge. Photo: Jonas Kroken Sævereide / news – Are you surprised by the change? – No, we are only concerned with how the government is put together. Ystmark says that the period under Skjæran has been characterized by investigations, including the much-discussed quota report, which will set the conditions for the sea fishing industry. In addition, the system of permits in the aquaculture industry has been investigated. – Now those investigations will come in the future, and Cecilie Myrseth will have a period where thoughts and investigations will turn into policy.
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– Unintelligible and gross misunderstanding – news Nordland
