Terje Moe Gustavsen (20 October 1954 – 4 May 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and a civil servant.
Terje Moe Gustavsen | |
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![]() Gustafson holding a speech in Trondheim | |
Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads | |
In office 12 November 2007 – 4 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Olav Søfteland |
Succeeded by | Ingrid Dahl Hovland |
Minister of Transport and Communications | |
In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
Preceded by | Dag Jostein Fjærvoll |
Succeeded by | Torild Skogsholm |
Personal details | |
Born | Larvik, Norway | 20 October 1954
Died | 4 May 2019 | (aged 64)
Political party | Labour Party |
Biography
editHe 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gustavsen, Terje Moe ( 1954- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Sparket NSB-styret, krever opprydning" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 October 2000.
- ^ "Terje Moe Gustavsen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.