Peter Gullestad
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Peter Andreas Gullestad is a Norwegian civil servant.
He was born in Bergen
, and took the cand.oecon.
degree in 1976. He was hired in the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
in 1977, and climbed in the hierarchy to become assisting director in 1995. From 1996 to 2008 he served as director.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, and took 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 1976. He was hired in the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.Established in 1900, it is responsible for advising and executing the ministry's policy. It formerly conducted research, but the Institute of Marine Research was split out in...
in 1977, and climbed in the hierarchy to become assisting director in 1995. From 1996 to 2008 he served as director.