Karl-Edwin Manshaus

Karl-Edwin Manshaus (born 19 February 1940) is a Norwegian businessperson and civil servant.

He was born in Bergen, and holds the cand.jur. degree. He was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Industry in 1970, then in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in 1978 where he became deputy under-secretary of state. From 1984 to 1987 he served as counsellor in energy affairs at the Norwegian embassy in the United States. From 1988 to 2004 he was the permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the highest-ranking bureaucratic position.[1] Because of a reorganization, his ministry was merged to form the Ministry of Industry and Energy in 1993, but a Ministry of Petroleum and Energy was re-formed in 1997.[2]

In 2004 he was hired in ConocoPhillips.[1] He is also the chair of Manshaus Consulting. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.[3]

References
  1. "Karl-Edwin Manshaus". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. "Norwegian Government Ministries since 1814". Government.no. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. "70 år 19. februar: Tidl. departementsråd Karl-Edwin Manshaus" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 3 February 2010.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Erik Himle		 Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
1988–1992		 Succeeded by
position abolished
Preceded by
?? (acting)		 Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Industry and Energy
1993–1996		 Succeeded by
Odd L. Fosseidbråten
Preceded by
position created		 Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
1997–2004		 Succeeded by
Elisabeth Berge



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