The Norwegian Export Council () was a Norwegian state-owned consultant organ established in 1945. Its role was to provide consultancy and advice for the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...

in export-related matters. Until 1994 the council was financed by a levy on exports, but from 1996 it was a foundation co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the

Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (, NHO) is an employers' organisation in Norway with more than 30,000 members. It was founded in 1989 as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the ...

. It was superseded by

Innovation Norway Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank. The company's programs and services are intended to stimulate entrepreneurship in Norway. Its head office is in Oslo, and an office in each of the Norwegian counties. It a ...

on 1 January 2004.

Directors

*1946–1948

Bjarne Børde Bjarne is a Nordic male name, a variant of Bjorn, and can refer to the following people: * Bjarne Andersson, a cross-country skier * Bjarne Berg-Sæther, a Norwegian politician * Bjarne Berntsen, a Norwegian football coach and former player *Bj ...

*1948–1951 Thor Brodtkorb *1951–1952

*1953–1955 Nils Anton Jørgensen *1955–1971 Otto Christian Malterud *1971–1979 Gunnar Rogstad *1979–1982 Einar Magnussen *1983–1988 Arne Langeland *1988–1995 Kjell-Martin Fredriksen *1995–2001 Per Andreas Vogt *2002–2003 Arild H. Blixrud

References

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