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.
Political offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
2000–2001 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads
2007–2019 		Succeeded by
Bjørne Grimsrud (acting)


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