Gunnar Kjønnøy

Gunnar Peder Kjønnøy
Gunnar Peder Kjønnøy
Governor of Finnmark
	In office; December 1998 – 1 October 2016
Preceded by	Svein Alsaker
Succeeded by	Ingvild Aleksandersen
Personal details
Born	1 June 1947; Averøy, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	Cand.oecon. (1972)
Alma mater	University of Oslo
Profession	Economist

Gunnar Peder Kjønnøy (born 1947) is a Norwegian economist and civil servant. He served as the County Governor of Finnmark county from 1998 until his retirement in 2016.

Personal life

Kjønnøy was born on 1 June 1947 in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

Education and career

Kjønnøy graduated from the University of Oslo in 1972 with a cand.oecon. degree. He was employed by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Regional Development Fund, and the Ministry of Finance.

In 1980, was hired by the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries. During his time there he led the annual negotiations with the Soviet Union (and later Russia) on the resource management in the Barents Sea. In December 1998, he was appointed as the County Governor of Finnmark county. He held that position until 1 October 2016 when he retired.[1]

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References

Salvesen, Geir, ed. (2015-01-19). "Gunnar Kjønnøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-24.

Government offices
Preceded by Svein Alsaker	County Governor of Finnmark 1998–2016	Succeeded by Ingvild Aleksandersen

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[snl-1] Salvesen, Geir, ed. (2015-01-19). "Gunnar Kjønnøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-06-24.