Tore Vamraak (born 3 December 1980) is a Norwegian economist and politician for the

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. Having worked in the fields of economy and politics, he was appointed State Secretary from 2013 to 2018, and elected deputy representative to the

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from the constituency of

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for the period 2021–2025.

Career

Born on 3 December 1980, Vamraak graduated as economist from the

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...

in 2000, and has studied further subjects in natural sciences and

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

. His job assignments include researcher at the

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, trainee and

asset manager Asset management is a systematic approach to the governance and realization of value from the things that a group or entity is responsible for, over their whole life cycles. It may apply both to tangible assets (physical objects such as buildings ...

at the

Norges Bank Investment Management Norges Bank / Noregs Bank is the central bank of Norway. The bank shall promote economic stability in Norway. Norges Bank also manages the Government Pension Fund of Norway and the bank’s own foreign exchange reserves. History The history of ...

, and advisor at the

for the Conservative Party. Taking part in local politics, Vamraak was member of the municipal council of

Skedsmo Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. ...

from 2011 to 2013. He was appointed State Secretary in

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; first at the Office of the Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015, and thereafter in the Ministry of Finance from 2015 to 2018. As State Secretary he was responsible for the Government Pension Fund and for

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s. After ending his assignment as State Secretary, Vamraak was junior partner and associate partner in

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from 2018 to 2020. In 2020 he was appointed as chief economist for Econa, a trade union for business administrators. He was elected deputy representative to the

from the constituency of

for the period 2021–2025, for the

. He replaced

Jan Tore Sanner Jan Tore Sanner (born 6 May 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as Minister of Finance from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Local Government from 2013 ...

in the Storting from 1 to 14 October 2021 while Sanner was government minister.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vamraak, Tore 1980 births Living people Norwegian economists Norwegian School of Economics alumni University of Oslo alumni Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Akershus politicians Deputy members of the Storting