Svein Sundsbø (born 3 July 1943 in

Lindås Lindås is a former municipality in the Nordhordland district in the old Hordaland county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020 when it was merged into the new Alver Municipality. The administrative centre of th ...

) is a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Centre Party. He was the general secretary of the Centre Party from 1976 to 1984. He worked as a political advisor in the

Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

in 1973, during the cabinet Korvald, and in the

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

from 1984 to 1985, during the second cabinet Willoch. From 1985 to 1986 he was the

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ...

. On the local level Sundsbø was a member of

Frogn Frogn is a municipality in former Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages ...

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from 1975 to 1983, serving the last four years as deputy mayor. Outside politics he graduated from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1969, and worked until 1976 as a research fellow and researcher. From 1986 to 1992 he was director of the Norges landbruksvitenskapelige forskningsråd. When it was merged to become the

Research Council of Norway The Research Council (also the Research Council of Norway; no, Norges forskningsråd) is a Norwegian government agency that funds research and innovation projects. On behalf of the Government, the Research Council invests NOK 11,9 billion (2021) ...

, Sundsbø served as CEO there from 1992 to 1994. He edged out applicants such as

Knut Grøholt Knut Grøholt (born 18 June 1942) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Oslo, was educated with the siviløkonom, siv.øk. degree and later took the Ph.D. degree. He was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Labour in 1973 ...

, Rolf Skår,

Hugo Parr Hugo Ragnar Parr (born 23 April 1947) is a Norwegian physicist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party. He was born in Asker. He took the B.Sc. degree in physics in 1968 and the M.Sc. degree in 1969, at the Univer ...

and seven others. He was managing director of Elkem from 1995 to 2005, and of the Federation of Norwegian Industries from 2006. He was a member of the board of Det Norske Luftfartselskap from 1995 to 1997, the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology from 1999 to 2006 and Synnøve Finden from 2006 to 2007. Since 2007 he is the

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of Synnøve Finden. He is a fellow of the

Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences ( no, Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA) is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway. Founded in 1955, the academy has about 500 members. It is a member of the International Council of Aca ...

. He is the older brother of politician

Dagfinn Sundsbø Dagfinn Sundsbø (born 11 December 1946) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Lindås as a son of farmers. He is the brother of politician Svein Sundsbø. He worked in the Norwegian Agrarian Association from 1980 to 2 ...

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1943 births Living people People from Lindås Centre Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway Akershus politicians Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian College of Agriculture Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub