Svein Sundsbø

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

Svein Sundsbø
Minister of Agriculture
In office 4 October 1985 – 9 May 1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Finn T. Isaksen
Succeeded by	Gunhild Øyangen
Political Advisor for the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
In office 8 February 2013 – 16 October 2013
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Minister	Ola Borten Moe
Personal Advisor for the Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 1 September 1984 – 1 January 1985
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Minister	Johan J. Jakobsen
Secretary General of the Centre Party
In office 1976–1984
Leader	Dagfinn Vårvik Gunnar Stålsett Johan J. Jakobsen
Preceded by	John Holm
Succeeded by	John Dale
Personal Secretary for the Minister of Agriculture
In office 23 May 1973 – 16 October 1973
Prime Minister	Lars Korvald
Minister	Einar Moxnes
Leader of the Centre Youth
In office 1 January 1970 – 31 December 1971
Preceded by	John Dale
Succeeded by	Asbjørn Ringen
Personal details
Born	3 July 1943 Lindås, Hordaland, Norway
Political party	Centre
Relations	Dagfinn Sundsbø (brother)

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.[1]

On the local level Sundsbø was a member of Frogn municipal council from 1975 to 1983, serving the last four years as deputy mayor.[1]

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.[1] He edged out applicants such as Knut Grøholt, Rolf Skår, Hugo Parr and seven others.[2]

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.[1] He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.[3]

He is the older brother of politician Dagfinn Sundsbø.

References

1. "Svein Sundsbø" (in Norwegian). Storting.
2. Kirkeeide, Normann (29 August 1992). "11 vil bli forskningsdirektør". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 10.
3. "Medlemmer: SUNDSBØ, Svein" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. Retrieved 29 December 2013.