World Bank Governor
Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim represents Norway on the World Bank Board of Governors, the Bank’s senior decision-making body. The Governors, usually Ministers of Finance or Development, meet twice a year. The Governors have the power to admit and suspend members of the World Bank Group, increase or decrease the authorized capital stock, determine the distribution of the net income of the Bank, and decide on the World Bank Group’s overall strategic direction. Norway’s Alternate Governor is State Secretary Bjorg Sandkjaer.
World Bank Executive Director
The Governor Delegates responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day business of Norway’s interests at the Bank to the Executive Director (ED) representing Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. EDs reside in Washington and normally meet twice a week to decide on borrowing and financial questions, projects, and policies that affect World Bank Group general operations. Sigrun Rawet (Sweden) is the ED representing the Nordic-Baltic constituency on the 25-member World Bank Board of Executive Directors, and Trine Lunde (Norway) is the Alternate Executive Director.
Shares and Voting Power
The World Bank Group has a weighted system of voting. All members of the Bank receive votes consisting of share votes (one vote for each share of the Bank's capital stock held by the member) plus basic votes (calculated so that the sum of all basic votes is equal to 5.55% of the sum of basic votes and share votes for all members). The voting power distribution differs from agency to agency within the World Bank Group.
For the latest voting status, please visit the Voting Powers page.