About Gudbrand Bakken
Lived 1941 – 2024 (aged 83). Gudbrand Bakken was a Norwegian veterinarian.
Gudbrand Bakken (13 May 1941 – 1 October 2024) was a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant. He was director of Veterinærinstituttet, and served as director general at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
Career Born in Fåvang on 13 May 1941, Bakken graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1965, and earned a doctorate degree in 1981. Working at from 1974, he was appointed director of the institute from 1990 to 1998. He was appointed director general in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food from 1998 to 2006.
Bakken died on 1 October 2024, at the age of 83.
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Who was Gudbrand Bakken?
Norwegian veterinarian
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Gudbrand Bakken was born on 29 May 1941.
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Gudbrand Bakken died on 1 October 2024 in Oslo.
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Gudbrand Bakken was a veterinarian.
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Gudbrand Bakken was Norwegian.
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