Knut Eggum Johansen
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Knut Eggum Johansen was a Norwegian civil servant.
He was born in Bodø
, and graduated as cand.oecon.
from the University of Oslo
in 1979. He made a career in the Ministry of Finance
, being promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1990. Since 1999 he serves as director of the Norwegian Competition Authority
. In 2011 he is succeeded by Christine B. Meyer.
He was born in Bodø
Bodø
is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, and graduated as 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...
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 1979. He made a career in the Ministry of Finance
Norwegian Ministry of Finance
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...
, being promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1990. Since 1999 he serves as director of the Norwegian Competition Authority
Norwegian Competition Authority
Norwegian Competition Authority is Norwegian Government agency responsible for managing the Competition Act of 2004, including regulations imposed through the European Economic Community. This includes regulating cooperation that hinders competition, misuse of a dominant market position and...
. In 2011 he is succeeded by Christine B. Meyer.