Robert Nordén

Robert Fredrik Nordén (1926 - 1998) was a Norwegian economist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party. He was the director of the Norwegian State Railways from 1978 to 1988.

He was born in Oslo, and was a cand.oecon. by education.[1] He was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications on 15 August 1960 as a part of the Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet.[2] On 6 January 1961 he left office and was hired as deputy under-secretary of state, an administrative position in the department.[1]

In 1969 he was appointed director in the Norwegian State Railways, and in 1978 he became director-general.[3] He left in 1987, and Tore Lindholt became acting director-general.[4] Nordén worked as an advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy from 1988 to 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Robert Fredrik Nordén" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Robert_Fredrik_Nord%C3%A9n. Retrieved 23 November 2009. 
  2. ^ Government Administration Services. "Einar Gerhardsen's Third Government". http://www.regjeringen.no/en/The-Government/Previous-governments/The-Structure-of-the-Registry/Governments/modern-times/governments-since-1945/einar-gerhardsens-third-government-1955-.html?id=438719. Retrieved 27 May 2007. 
  3. ^ Caplex. "Norden, Robert" (in Norwegian). http://www.caplex.no/Web/ArticleView.aspx?id=9324948. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
  4. ^ Solli, Arne (21 February 1990). "Navn i nyhetene: Tore Lindholt, NSB" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 
Civic offices
Preceded by
Edvard Heiberg		 Director-general of the Norwegian State Railways
1978–1987		 Succeeded by
Tore Lindholt (acting)