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'''Hermod Skånland''' (born |
'''Hermod Skånland''' (born 15 June 1925) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] economist and civil servant, who served as the [[Norges Bank#List of Central Bank Governors|Governor]] of the [[Norges Bank|Central Bank of Norway]] from 1985 to 1993. |
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He was born in [[Tromsø]] as a son of school director Peder Skånland (1885–1958) and teacher Margit Maurstad (1893–1977). He [[examen artium|finished]] his secondary education in 1944 and graduated with the [[cand.oecon.]] degree in 1951. He started working as a researcher in [[Statistics Norway]], but already after one year he was hired in the [[Norwegian Ministry of Finance|Ministry of Finance]] as a consultant. He remained there for several years, except for studies in the United States in the mid-1950s. He was promoted to assistant secretary in 1959, and in 1960 he was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Hermod Skånland|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Per|last=Kleppe|authorlink=Per Kleppe|editor=[[Knut Helle|Helle, Knut]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Hermod_Sk%C3%A5nland/utdypning|language=Norwegian|accessdate=5 January 2010}}</ref> This happened as another deputy under-secretary, [[Sigurd Lorentzen]], left the ministry, [[Truls Glesne]] succeeded Lorentzen and Skånland succeeded Glesne. Historian Einar Lie has noted that this shuffle "gave room for Hermod Skånland, the '[[:wiktionary:wonderboy|wonderboy]]' of the economists".<ref>{{cite book|last=Lie|first=Einar|title=Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965|publisher=Universitetsforlaget|location=Oslo|date=1995|page=350|language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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Skånland served as the [[Norges Bank#List of Central Bank Governors|Governor]] of the [[Norges Bank|Central Bank of Norway]] from 1985 to 1993, having served since 1971 as the Deputy Governor. |
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Skånland served as the [[Norges Bank#List of Central Bank Governors|Governor]] of the [[Norges Bank|Central Bank of Norway]] from 1985 to 1993, having served since 1971 as the Deputy Governor. Already as Deputy Governor he held a strong position, particularly when Governor [[Knut Getz Wold]] became ill. Skånland was also a member of several public boards in this period, as well as chairman of Statistics Norway from 1981 to 1993, and board member of [[NTNF]] from 1979 to 1985 and the [[Nordic Investment Bank]] from 1976 to 1988. From 1994 to 2003 he was an assisting professor at the [[Norwegian School of Management|BI School of Management]].<ref name=nbl/> He has also been vice president of the Norwegian branch of [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Geir Terje |last=Ruud |title=Skånlands rystende rapport |url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=234667 |work=Verdens Gang |date=24 October 2002 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 June 2007}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Norwegian Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Arne |last=Strand |authorlink=Arne Strand |title=Levning fra fortiden |url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/meninger/article286605.ece |work=Dagsavisen |date=19 February 2006 |language=Norwegian |accessdate=13 June 2007}}</ref> |
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He is decorated as a Commander of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav]] (1987), and holds foreign orders of knighthood. He won recognition from the [[Fritt Ord (organization)|Fritt Ord]] foundation in 1980, and a [[festschrift]] to him was issued in 1994.<ref name=nbl/> |
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Revision as of 23:10, 5 January 2010
Hermod Skånland (born 15 June 1925) is a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1985 to 1993.
He was born in Tromsø as a son of school director Peder Skånland (1885–1958) and teacher Margit Maurstad (1893–1977). He finished his secondary education in 1944 and graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1951. He started working as a researcher in Statistics Norway, but already after one year he was hired in the Ministry of Finance as a consultant. He remained there for several years, except for studies in the United States in the mid-1950s. He was promoted to assistant secretary in 1959, and in 1960 he was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state.[1] This happened as another deputy under-secretary, Sigurd Lorentzen, left the ministry, Truls Glesne succeeded Lorentzen and Skånland succeeded Glesne. Historian Einar Lie has noted that this shuffle "gave room for Hermod Skånland, the 'wonderboy' of the economists".[2]
Skånland served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1985 to 1993, having served since 1971 as the Deputy Governor. Already as Deputy Governor he held a strong position, particularly when Governor Knut Getz Wold became ill. Skånland was also a member of several public boards in this period, as well as chairman of Statistics Norway from 1981 to 1993, and board member of NTNF from 1979 to 1985 and the Nordic Investment Bank from 1976 to 1988. From 1994 to 2003 he was an assisting professor at the BI School of Management.[1] He has also been vice president of the Norwegian branch of UNICEF.[3] He is a member of the Norwegian Labour Party.[4]
He is decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav (1987), and holds foreign orders of knighthood. He won recognition from the Fritt Ord foundation in 1980, and a festschrift to him was issued in 1994.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Kleppe, Per. "Hermod Skånland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Lie, Einar (1995). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 350.
- ^ Ruud, Geir Terje (24 October 2002). "Skånlands rystende rapport". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Strand, Arne (19 February 2006). "Levning fra fortiden". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- Qvigstad, Jan (15 June 2005). "Pengenes aktsomme vokter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2007.