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.[1] 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.[2]

In 2008 he was proclaimed Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav.[1] He resides at Ballerud.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "60 år 30. mai: Utenriksråd Bjørn T. Grydeland" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Bjørn T. Grydeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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