Terje Moe Gustavsen

Terje Moe Gustavsen
Gustafson holding a speech in Trondheim
Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads
In office
12 November 2007 – 4 May 2019
Preceded byOlav Søfteland
Succeeded byIngrid Dahl Hovland
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byDag Jostein Fjærvoll
Succeeded byTorild Skogsholm
Personal details
Born(1954-10-20)20 October 1954
Larvik, Norway
Died4 May 2019(2019-05-04) (aged 64)
Political partyLabour 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gustavsen, Terje Moe ( 1954- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Sparket NSB-styret, krever opprydning" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 October 2000.
  3. ^ "Terje Moe Gustavsen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.