Svein Gjerdrem

Svein Ingvar Gjedrem (born 25 January 1950 in Finnøy) is a Norwegian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway.

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.[1]

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.[2]

Gjedrem has accepted a part-time position at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and started teaching in 2011.

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Ed; Georgina Turner; Rob Smyth (31 March 2004). "Is the SPL illegal?". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  2. ^ Kremer, Josiane (October 22, 2010). "Norway Names Olsen as Central Bank Governor to Succeed Gjedrem". Bloomberg News. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
Political offices Preceded byArne Øien Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Finance 1996–1998 Succeeded byTore Eriksen Preceded byTore Eriksen Permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Finance 2011–2015 Succeeded byHans Henrik Scheel Government offices Preceded byKjell Storvik Central Bank Governor of Norway 1999–2010 Succeeded byØystein Olsen


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