Bjørn T. Grydeland
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Bjørn Trygve Grydeland (born 30 May 1949) is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
He graduated as cand.polit. from the University of Oslo in 1979.[1] He was deputy under-secretary of State in the Office of the Prime Minister from 1988 to 1992, and secretary-general there from 1992 to 2001. From 2001 to 2005 he was the Norwegian ambassador to the European Union in Brussels. From 2006 to 2007 he was a president in the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority, before returning to Norway as permanent under-secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2011 he was appointed Norwegian ambassador to Italy.[2]
In 2008 he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav.[1]
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| Preceded by | Secretary-general at the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister 1992–2001 |
Succeeded by Nina Frisak |
| Preceded by | President of the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Per Sanderud |
| Preceded by | Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Bente Angell-Hansen |
