Background
HVEDING, Vidkunn was born on March 27, 1921 in Orkdal. Son of Johan and Ida Marie (nee Songlid) Hveding.
HVEDING, Vidkunn was born on March 27, 1921 in Orkdal. Son of Johan and Ida Marie (nee Songlid) Hveding.
Norwegian Institute of Technology (North.T.H.), University of Trondheim.
Engineer, economist and politician. Professor, of Hydroelectric Engineering, North.T.H. 1954-1956. Adviser, Ethiopian Electric Light and Power Authority 57.
Manager Project Department.
Noreno Brasil Société Anonyme, Sao Paulo 1957-1958. Professor, of Hydroelectric Engineering, North.T.H. 1958-1961.
Assistant Director-General Norwegian Water Resources and Electrical Board 1961-1963; Adviser, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economics Development 1963-1965.
Secretary-General Norwegian Ministry of Industry 1967-1968.
Chair, and Chief Executive, Norwegian Water Resources and Electricity Board 1968-1975. Planning Manager Industrial Bank of Kuwait 1975-1977. Director of various companies in banking industry, shipping, consulting 1977-1981, since 1983.
Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1981-1983.
Commander, Royal.
Married 1st Ellen Palmstrom in 1948 (divorced in 1963), 2nd Tone Barth in 1963 (died in 1980), 3rd Crete Rlydt Quisler in 1986.