Håvard Narum
Håvard Narum (born 23 June 1944) is a Norwegian journalist and author. Biography. Born in Hov, Norway, Narum has degrees in political science, history and English from the University of Oslo. He started his career in journalism at "Oppland Arbeiderblad" in 1964, joining the Norwegian News Agency in 1969. Narum joined the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1975, where he headed the international newsroom at "Dagsnytt" from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 Narum was a news correspondent for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Washington, D.C. Returning to Norway, Narum headed the political newsroom at "Dagsnytt" from 1991  to 1997. In 1997, Narum joined "Aftenposten", where he worked as head of the political newsroom (1997-2000), and acting political editor (2000). Since 2000, Narum was a political commentator and editorial writer at "Aftenposten". In a 2009 survey conducted by among a bi-partisan selection of Norwegian political party leaders, Narum was tied with Trine Eilertsen as the best political commentator in Norway. He is often referred to as the "grand old man" of political commentary in Norway. Narum retired from "Aftenposten" in September 2012. His retirement ceremony was attended by Jens Stoltenberg, then Prime Minister of Norway, who  made a surprise speech. Following his retirement from journalism, Narum was recruited by Julie Brodtkorb as a communications consultant at , becoming a colleague of Göran Persson. He has maintained his participation in public affairs as a freelance writer and public speaker.