Geir Lippestad (born 7 June 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist. He is known for his involvement in several high-profile legal cases, and for starting the political party Sentrum in 2020.[1]
As a criminal appellate lawyer, he first became known in 2001 when he acted as defence counsel following the murder of Benjamin Hermansen.
In 2011 he became known internationally for being the lead counsel for the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, Anders Behring Breivik. Since 2011 Lippestad has expanded his law-firm, handling several high-profile cases, as well as speaking at public events. He is also noted for being an outspoken proponent of progressive causes; from 2013 to 2020 he was chairman of the left-wing think tank Agenda.[2] From 2015 to 2019, he was a member of the Oslo City Council, representing the Labour Party.[3] He later left the Labour Party to form a new political party called Sentrum.[4]
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GeirLippestad (born 7 June 1964) is a Norwegian lawyer, politician and social activist. He is known for his involvement in several high-profile legal...
Lippestad is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: GeirLippestad (born 1964) – Norwegian lawyer, politician, and social activist...
was represented by his defence counsel GeirLippestad, Vibeke Hein Bæra, Tord Jordet and Odd Ivar Grøn. Lippestad and Bæra are both in their late forties...
The appointed prosecutors were Inga Bejer Engh and Svein Holden with GeirLippestad serving as Breivik's lead counsel for the defence. Closing arguments...
nationalism, Anti-immigration, Euroscepticism Hans Jørgen Lysglimt Johansen None 0 Center Party Partiet Sentrum 2020 Centrism GeirLippestad None 0.3%...
of Oslo as City Commissioner of Business and Ownership, succeeding GeirLippestad. In 2019 Lund became the new director of the Norwegian Water Resources...
attorney. Attorney GeirLippestad elected to act on behalf of Breivik's defence; Breivik had specifically requested that Lippestad become his attorney...
Magnus Carlsen 2010: Thor Hushovd 2011: The volunteers at Utøya 2012: GeirLippestad 2013: Magnus Carlsen 2014: Mads Gilbert 2015: Robin Schaefer 2016: The...
Norwegian viewers for his tough interview with former Icelandic prime minister Geir Haarde. "Skavlan får nytt talkshow". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 15 October...
formal assertion of conflict of interest, Breivik's main defence counsel GeirLippestad, after cursorily conferring with Breivik, replied that it was not. Brønmo...
guests included GeirLippestad, Maria Arredondo, Per Fugelli, Siv Jensen, Hans Olav Lahlum, Helene Bøksle and Venke Knutson. GeirLippestad, who lost his...
Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna V. Vardinoyiannis, GeirLippestad, the defense lawyer for the Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Behring...
26 May – Jon Gelius, journalist and television news editor 7 June – GeirLippestad, lawyer. 8 June – Tove-Lise Torve, politician. 18 June – Harald Furre...
was formally elected new leader of the Liberal Party. 29 September – GeirLippestad was announced as the leading figure of a new political party, Centre...
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