Svein Gjedrem
Norwegian economist (born 1950)
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Svein Ingvar Gjedrem (born 25 January 1950 in Finnøy Municipality) is a Norwegian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway.
Svein Gjedrem | |
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| Governor of the Central Bank of Norway | |
| In office 1999–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1950 |
| Occupation | economist |
He graduated in political economy from the University of Oslo in 1975, worked as a consultant in the Central Bank of Norway from 1975 to 1979 and in the Ministry of Finance from 1979 to 1998. He served two terms as Central Bank Governor from 1 January 1999.[1] In June 2011, Gjedrem got his position as permanent under-secretary of the Ministry of Finance back. He remained here until 2015.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s Gjedrem played football for Viking and Lyn.[2]
Gjedrem’s successor as Governor of the Central Bank of Norway was Øystein Olsen who was appointed in October 2010 and took over on 1 January 2011.[3]
Gjedrem has accepted a part-time position at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and started teaching in 2011.