Per Schreiner (14 July 1932 – 28 October 2005) was a Norwegian economist and civil servant. He was born in

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as a son of Fredrik Schreiner (1905–1988) and Signy Rønneberg (1903–1983). He was a grandson of Kristian and

Alette Schreiner Alette Schreiner, Falch (18 May 1873 – 26 December 1951) was a Norwegian researcher. Personal life She was born in Oslo, Christiania as a daughter of district stipendiary magistrate Ingvald Falch (1825–1909) and Alette Louise Aubert (1850–1 ...

and a nephew of

Johan Schreiner Johan Christian Schreiner (25 May 1903 – 8 October 1967) was a Norwegian historian. He was a professor at the University of Oslo, and his speciality was the Middle Ages. Personal life He was born in Drøbak as a son of historian Kristia ...

. After finishing his secondary education in 1950, he enrolled at the

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whence he graduated in with the

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degree in 1958. He was then a researcher and assistant at the University of Oslo, the Centraal Planbureau and

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. He was hired as a consultant in the

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in 1963, and was quickly promoted to assistant secretary in 1965 and deputy under-secretary of state in 1971. From 1989 he was again a consultant, before leaving in 1992. He then spent some time studying at

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and working for the consultant company Econ. He was also a board member of

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. He died in October 2005 in Oslo.

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1932 births 2005 deaths Civil servants from Oslo University of Oslo alumni Norwegian economists Norwegian expatriates in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriates in the United States {{Norway-economist-stub