Knut Grøholt is a Norwegian civil servant.

He was born in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, was educated with the siv.øk.

Siviløkonom

Siviløkonom is an academic degree issued within the field of business administration and economics and a professional title in Norway , obtained after 5 years of studies...

 degree and later took the Ph.D. degree. He was hired in the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Labour in 1973, and was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1985. From 1990 to 1996 he was the permanent under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Government Administration and Labour, and in 1996 he was appointed as CEO of Vinmonopolet

Vinmonopolet

Vinmonopolet , symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway....

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In 1992 he applied unsuccessfully for the position as director of the Research Council of Norway.

He has been the chair

Chair (official)

The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...

 of Arbeidsgiverforeningen NAVO

Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter

Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established in 1993 as the Norwegian Association of Publicly Owned Companies . The name was shortened to Arbeidsgiverforeningen NAVO in 1999, and Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter in 2007...

 and of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research is a research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was created in 1994 as a split from the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. It shared board of directors with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research until 1 January 2003.It has...

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