Bjørn Trygve Grydeland (born 30 May 1949) is a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
He graduated as cand.polit. from the University of Oslo in 1979. He was deputy under-secretary of State in the Office of the Prime Minister from 1988 to 1992, and secretary-general there from 1992 to 2001. From 2001 to 2005 he was the Norwegian ambassador to the European Union in Brussels. From 2006 to 2007 he was a president in the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority, before returning to Norway as permanent under-secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2011 to 2017 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to Italy.
In 2008 he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav. He resides at Ballerud.
References
- ^ "60 år 30. mai: Utenriksråd Bjørn T. Grydeland" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 May 2009.
- "Bjørn T. Grydeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
| Preceded byDag Berggrav | Secretary-general at the Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister 1992–2001 |
Succeeded byNina Frisak |
| Preceded byEinar M. Bull | Norwegian ambassador to the European Union 2001–2005 |
Succeeded byOda Sletnes |
| Preceded byEinar M. Bull | President of the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority 2006–2007 |
Succeeded byPer Sanderud |
| Preceded bySven-Erik Svedman | Permanent under-secretary of state in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2007–2011 |
Succeeded byBente Angell-Hansen |
| Preceded byEinar M. Bull | Norwegian ambassador to Italy 2011–2017 |
Succeeded byMargit Tveiten |