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Harald Gjein

Harald Gjein
Director-General of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority
Assumed office
2011
Preceded by Joakim Lystad
Personal details
Born 3 June 1955
Stokke
Nationality Norway

Harald Gjein (born 3 June 1955 in Stokke) is a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant, and the current Director-General of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. He was appointed by the King-in-Council on 15 April 2011 and took office on 1 June 2011, succeeding Joakim Lystad.

He graduated as a veterinarian at the Norwegian Veterinary College in 1980, and holds a PhD (dr.scient.) from 1994, with the dissertation Housing of pregnant sows: a field study on health and welfare, with special emphasis on claw lesions. He was CEO of the swine producers' association Norsvin from 2000 to 2007 and deputy director of the Veterinary Institute 2007–2009 and director 2009–2011.



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