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Norway central bank deputy chief driven out over Chinese wife – The Times

The deputy governor of Norway’s central bank who had an oversight role at the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has been forced to resign because his Chinese…

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The deputy governor of Norways central bank who had an oversight role at the worlds largest sovereign wealth fund has been forced to resign because his Chinese wife is considered a security risk.
Jon Nicolaisen, 61, failed a security check eight months after taking special responsibility for the $1.2 trillion fund, built on Norwegian oil revenue, which owns almost 1.5 per cent of every listed company in the world.
Mr Nicolaisen said he had been told by the Norwegian government that his clearance…

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