Trond Fevolden
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Trond Fevolden is a Norwegian civil servant.
He graduated as cand.polit.
in political science
from the University of Oslo
in 1980, and was hired as a subdirector in the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
. He spent one year as deputy under-secretary of State before moving to the Ministry of Education, where he is permanent under-secretary of State since 1992.
He graduated as cand.polit.
Cand.polit.
Candidatus rerum politicarum , Candidata rerum politicarum , abbreviated cand.polit., is an academic degree within the fields of social sciences issued under the old education system in Denmark and Norway.-Denmark:...
in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
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...
in 1980, and was hired as a subdirector in the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2005 been led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg . Minister and Chief of Staff is Karl...
. He spent one year as deputy under-secretary of State before moving to the Ministry of Education, where he is permanent under-secretary of State since 1992.