Oluf Ulseth

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Oluf Ulseth (born 1966) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

Ulseth graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics with a siv.øk. degree. He started his political career as an adviser to the Conservative Party parliamentary group from 1992 to 1995, and also worked in Storebrand. [1]

As Bondevik's Second Cabinet assumed office in 2001, Ulseth was appointed as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. In June 2004 he changed to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, serving until October 2005 when Bondevik's Second Cabinet fell. [2]

In 2006 he became the new director of the European market in Statkraft. From 2011 to 2018 he was the chief executive officer of Energi Norge  [ no ], the employers' association for the energy industry. In January 2019, during the Solberg's Cabinet, he returned as a State Secretary, this time in the Office of the Prime Minister. He again served until the cabinet was removed from office, in October 2021. [2] [3]

References

  1. "Oluf Ulseth Europa-direktør i Statkraft". Byggeindustrien (in Norwegian). 22 December 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Oluf Ulseth". Government.no . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  3. "Oluf Ulseth til statsministerens kontor" (in Norwegian). Kraftnytt.no. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2025.