title: Norwegian Export Council
text: # Norwegian Export Council
  
  The Norwegian Export Council (Norwegian: Norges Eksportråd) was a Norwegian state-owned consultant organ established in 1945. Its role was to provide consultancy and advice for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in export-related matters. Until 1994 the council was financed by a levy on exports, but from 1996 it was a foundation co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise. It was superseded by Innovation Norway on 1 January 2004.
  
  ## Directors
  
  * 1946–1948 Bjarne Børde
  * 1948–1951 Thor Brodtkorb
  * 1951–1952 Bjarne Børde
  * 1953–1955 Nils Anton Jørgensen
  * 1955–1971 Otto Christian Malterud
  * 1971–1979 Gunnar Rogstad
  * 1979–1982 Einar Magnussen
  * 1983–1988 Arne Langeland
  * 1988–1995 Kjell-Martin Fredriksen
  * 1995–2001 Per Andreas Vogt
  * 2002–2003 Arild H. Blixrud
  