the county for the past six years, and is now ranked within top 10 in the country. In 2013 the school also won for Best Entrepreneurship School in Norway. Sports Stabæk IF plays in Eliteserien, the highest division for men's football in Norway. Bærum SK plays in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Stabæk IF's women's football team, Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, plays in Toppserien, the Norwegian top division. Høvik IF and Stabæk IF plays in the highest bandy division and Hauger BK in the second highest. Notable residents Public Service & Business Hans Haslum (1789 in Haslum – 1875) farmer, rep. at Norwegian Constitutional Assembly Otto Sverdrup (1854 – 1930 in Sandvika) a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930), zoologist, explorer, scientist, diplomat, 1922 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and League of Nations High Commissioner Christian Fredrik Michelet (1863–1927) a lawyer and Mayor of Bærum 1899 to 1910 and acting Prime Minister of Norway in 1923 Halvdan Koht (1873–1965) an historian and Bærum councillor 1910's, 20's & 30's Alf Staver (1874 in Bærum – 1953) a skier, sports official, educator and politician Torger Baardseth (1875 in Bærum – 1947) bookseller and publisher Viktor Esbensen (1881–1942), Whaler and explorer, brought up in Bærum Johs Haugerud (1896–1971) engineer, politician and Mayor of Bærum from 1959 to 1967 Ingrid Bjerkås (1901–1980) first female minister in the Church of Norway, lived in Bærum Odd Nansen (1901 in Bærum – 1973) architect, author and humanitarian; co-founded UNICEF Leif Tronstad DSO, OBE (1903 in Bærum – 1945) scientist and intelligence officer in WWII Else Werring (1905–1989) a Norwegian royal hostess, lived at Munkebakken estate in Lysaker Håkon Stenstadvold (1912–1977) a painter, journalist and politician; lived in Sandvika Sgt Per Bergsland (1918 in Bærum – 1992) fighter pilot and POW, escaped from Stalag Luft III Willy Greiner (1919–2000) Mayor of Bærum from 1968 to 1978 & Norsk Hydro chief Jo Benkow (1924–2013), politician and author, brought up in Bærum Arvid Anseth (1925 in Bærum – 2006), ophthalmologist Gunnar Gravdahl (1927–2015) a psychologist and Mayor of Bærum 1979 to 1992 Elisabeth Sveri (1927–2018) first female senior official in the military; lived in Eiksmarka Torild Skard (born 1936) politician, former CEO of UNICEF, brought up Lysaker and Stabekk Gro Harlem Brundtland (born 1939 in Bærum), politician, former Prime Minister of Norway Rasmus Hansson (born 1954 in Bærum) biologist and politician; lives