Friedrich Georg Nissen (28 October 1887 - 1969) was a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

, and was a

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by education. He was hired in the

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in 1915, and was promoted to subdirector in 1919. In 1924 he changed to the Ministry of Finance and Customs. He was promoted to deputy under-secretary of State in 1933 and permanent under-secretary of State in 1952, before retiring in 1957. Nissen chaired the board of the

Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund ( no, Statens lånekasse for utdanning) is a government agency that allocates loans and grants to Norwegian and certain foreign students for their education. Lånekassen was established in 1947. Lånekass ...

from 1947 to 1960, and was a member of the council NAVF from 1949 to 1960.

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1887 births 1969 deaths Civil servants from Bergen {{Norway-gov-bio-stub