Gunnar Kjønnøy

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.

Gunnar Peder Kjønnøy
Governor of Finnmark
In office
December 1998 – 1 October 2016
Preceded bySvein Alsaker
Succeeded byIngvild Aleksandersen
Personal details
Born (1947-06-01) 1 June 1947
Averøy, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
NationalityNorwegian
EducationCand.oecon. (1972)
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
ProfessionEconomist

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
  1. 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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