Agnar Aas
Agnar Aas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth year and age Gulen Municipality, Norway |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Years active | 1976–2011 |
| Known for | Director of the Directorate of State Forests / Statskog; Director of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate |
Agnar Aas (born 1951) is a civil servant from Norway.
Early life
Born in Gulen Municipality in the region of Western Norway, Aas is the son of Sverre Aas, a school director. His upbringing took place in both Hyllestad Municipality and Leikanger Municipality. He completed his education at the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1976.
Career
From 1976 until 1979, Aas was involved in estate exchange activities in Finnmark. Subsequently, he managed forestry administration duties in Troms up to 1990. That year marked his appointment as director of the Directorate of State Forests, which was rebranded as Statskog in 1993. After stepping down in 1998, he worked as a consultant before assuming the role of director at the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate in 1999. He concluded his professional career with retirement in 2011.
Throughout his career, Aas held board memberships at various organizations such as Senter for Bygdeturisme (1991–1995), NAVO (1993–1996), Moelven Industrier (1997–1999), the Norwegian Forest Research Institute beginning in 1999, and the Institute for Energy Technology starting from 2001.
Personal life
By 2008, he was married to Inger Marie (born circa 1952) and had three grown children along with five grandchildren.