Trond Fevolden (born 30 December 1951) is a Norwegian civil servant. He graduated as cand.polit. in

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 ...

from 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 ...

in 1980, and was hired as a subdirector in the

Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister (, abbreviated SMK) is a cabinet department that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2021 been led by Prime Minis ...

. He spent one year as deputy under-secretary of State before moving to the

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, where he was permanent Secretary General from 1992 to 2016.

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1951 births Living people Norwegian civil servants University of Oslo alumni {{Norway-gov-bio-stub