Terje Moe Gustavsen (20 October 1954 – 4 May 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and a civil servant.

Biography

He was state secretary to the Prime Minister in 1997, and Minister of Transport and Communications 2000–2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. Among others he became known for sacking the board of directors in the

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in 2000. In 2007 he was appointed director of the

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. He died of a lung infection on 4 May 2019 at the age of 64.

References

1954 births 2019 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Ministers of transport and communications of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians Directors of government agencies of Norway Directorate of Public Roads people {{Europe-transport-stub