Tore Grobæk Vamraak (born 3 December 1980) is a Norwegian economist and politician for the Conservative Party. Having worked in the fields of economy and politics, he was appointed State Secretary from 2013 to 2018, and elected deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Akershus for the period 2021–2025.

Tore Vamraak
Born (1980-12-03) 3 December 1980 (age 43)
NationalityNorwegian
EducationEconomist
Alma materNorwegian School of Economics
University of Oslo
Occupation(s)Economist and politician
Political partyConservative Party

Career

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Born on 3 December 1980,[1] Vamraak enrolled at the Norwegian School of Economics at the age of 16. Graduating as an economist in 2000, he studied further subjects in natural sciences and political science at the University of Oslo. His job assignments include researcher at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment from 2001 to 2006, trainee and asset manager at the Norges Bank Investment Management from 2006 to 2010, and advisor at the Conservative Party parliamentary caucus from 2010 to 2013.[2]

Taking part in local politics, Vamraak was member of the executive committee of Skedsmo municipal council from 2011 to 2013.[2] He was appointed State Secretary in Solberg's Cabinet; first at the Office of the Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015, and thereafter in the Ministry of Finance from 2015 to 2018.[2][3] As State Secretary he was responsible for the Government Pension Fund and for financial markets.[4] After ending his assignment as State Secretary, Vamraak was junior partner and associate partner in McKinsey & Company from 2018 to 2020. In 2020 he was appointed as chief economist for Econa, a trade union for business administrators.[5][6]

He was elected deputy representative to the Storting from the constituency of Akershus for the period 2021–2025, for the Conservative Party. He replaced Jan Tore Sanner in the Storting from 1 to 14 October 2021 while Sanner was still government minister.[1]

Becoming chief economist for Sparebanken Sør in 2023, he moved to Grimstad.[7] He was also elected to the executive committee of Agder county council in the 2023 Norwegian local elections.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tore Vamraak" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Tidligere statssekretær Tore Vamraak (H)". Government.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Biografier: Tore Vamraak". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Maks karantenetid for ny McKinsey-partner". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Tidligere statssekretær går til McKinsey". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 26 April 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Tore Vamraak går til Econa". dagensperspektiv.no (in Norwegian). 2 July 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Rønnes-mann blir landsdelens første sjeføkonom". Grimstad Adressetidende (in Norwegian). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.