Svein Sundsbø Explained

Office:Minister of Agriculture
Term Start:4 October 1985
Term End:9 May 1986
Primeminister:Kåre Willoch
Predecessor:Finn T. Isaksen
Successor:Gunhild Øyangen
Office2:Political Advisor for the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Term Start2:8 February 2013
Term End2:16 October 2013
Minister2:Ola Borten Moe
Primeminister2:Jens Stoltenberg
Office3:Personal Advisor for the Minister of Transport and Communications
Term Start3:1 September 1984
Term End3:1 January 1985
Minister3:Johan J. Jakobsen
Primeminister3:Kåre Willoch
Office4:Secretary General of the Centre Party
Term Start4:1976
Term End4:1984
Leader4:Dagfinn Vårvik
Gunnar Stålsett
Johan J. Jakobsen
Predecessor4:John Holm
Successor4:John Dale
Office5:Personal Secretary for the Minister of Agriculture
Term Start5:23 May 1973
Term End5:16 October 1973
Minister5:Einar Moxnes
Primeminister5:Lars Korvald
Office6:Leader of the Centre Youth
Term Start6:1 January 1970
Term End6:31 December 1971
Predecessor6:John Dale
Successor6:Asbjørn Ringen
Birth Date:3 July 1943
Birth Place:Lindås, Hordaland, Norway
Party:Centre

Svein Sundsbø (born 3 July 1943 in Lindås) is a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Centre Party.

He was the general secretary of the Centre Party from 1976 to 1984. He worked as a political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture in 1973, during the cabinet Korvald, and in the Ministry of Transport from 1984 to 1985, during the second cabinet Willoch. From 1985 to 1986 he was the Minister of Agriculture.

On the local level Sundsbø was a member of Frogn municipal council from 1975 to 1983, serving the last four years as deputy mayor.

Outside politics he graduated from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1969, and worked until 1976 as a research fellow and researcher. From 1986 to 1992 he was director of the Norges landbruksvitenskapelige forskningsråd. When it was merged to become the Research Council of Norway, Sundsbø served as CEO there from 1992 to 1994. He edged out applicants such as Knut Grøholt, Rolf Skår, Hugo Parr and seven others.[1]

He was managing director of Elkem from 1995 to 2005, and of the Federation of Norwegian Industries from 2006. He was a member of the board of Det Norske Luftfartselskap from 1995 to 1997, the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology from 1999 to 2006 and Synnøve Finden from 2006 to 2007. Since 2007 he is the chair of Synnøve Finden. He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.[2]

He is the older brother of politician Dagfinn Sundsbø.

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 vil bli forskningsdirektør. Kirkeeide. Normann. 29 August 1992. Bergens Tidende. 10. Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Medlemmer: SUNDSBØ, Svein. Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. Norwegian. 29 December 2013.