Thorbjørn Gjølstad (29 September 1942 – 26 May 2015) was a Norwegian jurist and civil servant. He graduated with the

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degree from the

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in 1968, and served as a deputy judge at Eidsvoll District Court. He was hired in Riksskattestyret, the

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, and also worked in the

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before serving as head of the Tax Law Department in the

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from 1988 to 2012. In the year of his retirement he was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav. He was married to Supreme Court justice Liv Gjølstad.

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1942 births 2015 deaths University of Oslo alumni Norwegian jurists Norwegian civil servants {{Norway-law-bio-stub