Øystein Olsen was appointed Governor of Norges Bank and Chair of the Executive Board on two six-year terms between 2011-2022.

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His work experience includes posts as Director General of Statistics Norway and Director General at the Ministry of Finance. He also chaired or was a member of several government-appointed commissions. Øystein Olsen holds a postgraduate degree in economics (Cand. oecon.) from the University of Oslo.