Terje Moe Gustavsen Explained

Terje Moe Gustavsen
Office:Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads
Term Start:12 November 2007
Term End:4 May 2019
Predecessor:Olav Søfteland
Successor:Ingrid Dahl Hovland
Office2:Minister of Transport and Communications
Term Start2:17 March 2000
Term End2:19 October 2001
Primeminister2:Jens Stoltenberg
Predecessor2:Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Successor2:Torild Skogsholm
Birth Date:20 October 1954
Birth Place:Larvik, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Labour Party

Terje Moe Gustavsen (20 October 1954  - 4 May 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and a civil servant.

Biography

He was state secretary to the Prime Minister in 1997, and Minister of Transport and Communications 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg.[1] Among others he became known for sacking the board of directors in the Norwegian State Railways in 2000.[2]

In 2007 he was appointed director of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. He died of a lung infection on 4 May 2019 at the age of 64.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gustavsen, Terje Moe (1954-). Stortinget.no. Norwegian. 8 January 2010.
  2. News: Sparket NSB-styret, krever opprydning. Norwegian News Agency. 6 October 2000. Norwegian.