27 Facts About Geir Lippestad

Geir Lippestad was born on 7 June 1964 and is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist.

Geir Lippestad is known for his involvement in several high-profile legal cases, and for starting the political party Sentrum in 2020.

Since 2011 Lippestad has expanded his law-firm, handling several high-profile cases, as well as speaking at public events.

Geir Lippestad is noted for being an outspoken proponent of progressive causes; from 2013 to 2020 he was chairman of the left-wing think tank Agenda.

Geir Lippestad later left the Labour Party to form a new political party called Sentrum.

When Geir Lippestad was six years old, the family of five moved back to Nordstrand.

Three years later, Geir Lippestad left the firm when he was appointed secretary-general at the National Association of the Hearing Impaired, Geir Lippestad applied to this position due to his daughter Rebekka, who was born with a severe hearing impairment.

Geir Lippestad then decided to return to private practice and in 2010 he opened his own law-firm called Advokatkontoret Lippestad AS.

Geir Lippestad expanded his law-firm, hired new staff and opened another branch in Skien, which would serve as the main office, in addition to the office in down-town Oslo.

In January 2014, the law firm Geir Lippestad signed a contract with the Norwegian Police Federation, the trade union organizing all employees in the police sector in Norway.

Geir Lippestad has been an active member of the Norwegian Labour Party, and deputy chair of its Nordstrand local chapter.

Geir Lippestad sharply criticised the treatment of Roma people in the city of Oslo.

In December 2013, Geir Lippestad was appointed chairman of the new left-wing think tank Agenda.

In September 2014 however, Geir Lippestad told the party that he did not want to be nominated.

Geir Lippestad served as Oslo City Commissioner for Trade and Ownership from 2015 to 2017.

An outspoken advocate for the rights of people with physical disabilities, especially children, Geir Lippestad was in 2014 awarded the "Defender of Human Life" award by the Pro-Life organisation Menneskeverd.

At the event, Geir Lippestad called for a reduction in the number of abortions.

Geir Lippestad spoke out against what he believes is an expectation from society that parents should abort fetuses with genetic disorders.

Geir Lippestad later echoed his statements in an interview with Dagbladet, claiming that there is a lack of options for mothers who wish to give birth to a child with disability.

Geir Lippestad is chairman of Youth For Understanding in Norway, an organization which promotes international peace and tolerance, by exchange programs.

Geir Lippestad is married to registered nurse Signe Lippestad.

Geir Lippestad has two from his previous marriage, and his wife has four from her previous marriage.

Geir Lippestad pulled through the crisis which coincided with Lippestad's wife giving birth to a baby girl, Mille Madicken.

Geir Lippestad defended himself and the book by stating that Breivik had absolved him of the attorney-client privilege, as well as given him permission to write the book.

Many high-profile attorneys as well as legal scholars were of the opinion that Geir Lippestad had breached the attorney-client privilege as well being disloyal to his client.

The leader of the Norwegian Bar Association Berit Reiss-Andersen accused Geir Lippestad of exploiting his role as a defence attorney in order to create "another platform for himself in the public sphere".

The board subsequently ordered Geir Lippestad to send a formal reply explaining his case within three weeks, which he did.