Egil Lothe was a Norwegian economist and civil servant.

He graduated with the cand.oecon.

Cand.oecon.

Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...

 degree in 1930, and worked as a secretary in the Ministry of Finance

Norwegian Ministry of Finance

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...

 from 1939. He worked in the Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction

Norwegian Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction was a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1939 to 1950.It was established on 1 October 1939 as the Ministry of Provisioning, though having no relation to the Ministry of Provisioning which existed from 1916 to 1922. The name was...

 from 1945 to 1948. From 1948 to 1955 he was an assistant secretary in the Ministry of Finance.
During the same period he simultaneously served as an informal State Secretary

State Secretary (Norway)

In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...

 while Olav Meisdalshagen

Olav Meisdalshagen

Olav Meisdalshagen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is best known for serving as the Norwegian Minister of Finance from December 1947 to November 1951 and as the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture from January 1955 to May 1956...

 was Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance (Norway)

- 1st Ministry :- 5th Ministry :- Ministry of Finance, Trade and Customs :- Ministry of Finance and Customs :- Ministry of Finance :...

, until 1951. From 1955 to 1968 he served as a deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Finance.