Nils Rustung Mugaas (1921–1992) was a

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trade unionist and civil servant. He chaired Statstjenestemannskartellet from 1969 to 1974 and Statens Personaldirektorat from 1974 to 1990. Statens Personaldirektorat was abolished after 1990, but was succeeded by a department in the Ministry of Government Administration and Labour led by a Government Director of Personnel. He was born in

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. He grew up in

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, and resided in

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for the last 24 years of his life. Mugaas was politically active in the Labour Party.

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1921 births 1992 deaths People from Lindås People from Ullensvang Norwegian trade unionists Directors of government agencies of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-gov-bio-stub