| Harald Gjein | |
| Office: | Director-General of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority |
| Term Start: | 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Joakim Lystad |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Stokke |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
Harald Johannes Gjein (born 3 June 1955 in Stokke) is a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant, and the current director-general of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. He was appointed by the King-in-Council on 15 April 2011 and took office on 1 June 2011, succeeding Joakim Lystad.[1]
He graduated as a veterinarian at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1980, and holds a dr.scient. degree from 1994, with the dissertation Housing of pregnant sows: a field study on health and welfare, with special emphasis on claw lesions.[2] He was CEO of the swine producers' association Norsvin from 2000 to 2007 and deputy director of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute 2007–2009 and director 2009–2011.[3]