Odd Christian Gøthe (30 December 1919 – 23 September 2002) was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.

Education and career

by education, and was head of economics in the

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from 1947 to 1952. He served as state secretary in the

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from 1952 to 1955, in the cabinet Torp, and in the

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from 1955 to 1958 in the

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. After this, he worked as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Industry from 1958 to 1975. From 1975 to 1986 he served as state negotiator. He published a number of books.

References

1919 births 2002 deaths Norwegian economists Norwegian trade unionists Norwegian state secretaries Labour Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub