Tore Killingland (born 1953) is a Norwegian

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and politician for the

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. He took his

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degree at the

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. He was a co-founder and chairman of

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(1971–1973), worked for the

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, the

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and the

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. From 1997 to 2000 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and from February to March 2000 he was appointed State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister. Between 2002 and 2006 he served as secretary-general of

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. He was a former assisting secretary-general. He left as secretary-general in December 2006, and became CEO of EnPro in February 2007. He resigned later in 2007, and was hired as leader of the "Green Team" in

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. He was also hired as manager of the foundation Green in Practice, but he backed out as the existence of the foundation was threatened. In 2009 he became manager of Jernbanealliansen.

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1953 births Living people Norwegian environmentalists Nature and Youth activists Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub