Endre Skjørestad
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Endre Skjørestad

Norwegian politician

Endre Skjørestad (born 2 May 1953) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party. He is Chair of the railway company Flytoget since 2003.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Endre Skjørestad (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born May 2, 1953.1

About

He is also Chair of Nofima, deputy chair of the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, a board member of Gassnova and a partner in the law firm Haver. Skjørestad served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005.

Skjørestad was educated as a lawyer with the cand.jur. degree in 1978. He worked as an assistant from 1979 to 1981, before working as an assistant judge in Ryfylke from 1982 to 1983. He started in the law firm Wyller, Pedersen og Haver in 1983, becoming a partner in 1985. He sat in Sandnes municipal council in 1984 to 1995, serving the last two years as deputy mayor. From 1997 to 2000, during the first cabinet Bondevik, he was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

From Wikipedia’s article on Endre Skjørestad, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: lawyer, politician.8

  • 2006 to 2010Chair, Nofima7
  • 2003 to 2013Chair, Flytoget AS6
  • 2001 to 2005Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway3 4
  • 1997 to 2000State Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Norway3 5
  • 1997 to 2001Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway3 4
  • 1993 to 1997Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway3 4
  • Date not recordedChairperson, Norwegian Banks' Guarantee Fund3
  • Date not recordedChairperson, Brødrene Arne G. Frøyland Og Rasmus Frøylands Legat For Ungdom Fra Riska Til Fremme Av Høyere Utdannelse3

Personal life

  • CitizenshipNorway9