Per Drageset is a Norwegian civil servant.

Drageset was born in Raudeberg

Raudeberg

Raudeberg is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy, near the Nord-Vågsøy church. The villages of Refvik, Vedvik, and Langenes are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Måløy is about to...

. He graduated from the University of Oslo

University of Oslo

The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...

 with the cand.oecon.

Cand.oecon.

Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...

 degree in 1970, spent one year doing compulsory military service, and worked at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

The Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It is a part of the Oslo Centre for Interdisiplinary Environmental and Social Research cooperative umbrella organization. Its purpose is to conduct "studies which promote society's...

 from 1971 to 1974. He started working in Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality in 1974, and was promoted to financial director in 1978. He was the chief executive officer of Førde Central Hospital from 1980 to 1981, returned to being financial director before leaving in 1988. From 1989 to 1995 he was the chief executive officer of Fylkesbaatane

Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane

Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane is a Norwegian transport company...

. In 1995 he became Assisting County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, and from 1997 he was the chief administrative officer (fylkesrådmann) of Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality, He retired in 2006, and was replaced by Jan Øhlckers.

His wife is from Innvik

Innvik

Innvik a village and a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. Innvik is located in the present-day municipality of Stryn on the southern side of the Nordfjord. The village is located about west of the village of Olden...

, and spent most of her career as a pharmacist in Sogndal

Sogndal

Sogndal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other main villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, and Fjærland...

. When she retired in 2005, the couple's daughter took over.