Håvard Holm is a Norwegian civil servant.

He is a cand.jur. by education. He was hired in the Ministry of the Environment

Norwegian Ministry of the Environment

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, Erik Solheim...

 in 1972, and was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1989. From 1996 to 31 December 2006 he served as director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority

The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency is a Norwegian government agency responsible for insuring that pollution, waste and other harmful substances don't result in health damage, inflict the well-being or hinder the production and reproduction of nature...

, the first year as acting director. He thereafter worked as an advisor with the same agency.