29 Notable alumni of Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Norwegian University of Life Sciences is ranked #955 in the world and #5 in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Norwegian University of Life Sciences sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Norwegian University of Life Sciences won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Christian Fredrik Sissenèr
1849-1903 (aged 54)
proprietær
politician
Christian Fredrik Møllerop Sissenèr was a Norwegian real estate owner and politician for the Conservative Party.
2. Olav Eysteinson Fjærli
1883-1947 (aged 64)
agriculture teacher
politician
agronomist
Olav Eysteinson Fjærli was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, representing them in the Parliament of Norway from 1919 to 1933.
3. Olav Benum
1897-1990 (aged 93)
farmer
politician
Olav Benum was a Norwegian elected official and politician with the Liberal Party.
4. Sigvald Hasund
1868-1959 (aged 91)
historian
professor
politician
Sigvald Mathias Hasund was a Norwegian researcher of agriculture and politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Church and Education from 1928 to 1931.
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5. Albert Eggen
1878-1966 (aged 88)
agronomist
farmer
Norwegian public servant
politician
Albert Fredrik Eggen was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Liberal Party.
6. Einar Stang
1898-1984 (aged 86)
illustrator
Einar Stang was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was born Arendal, educated at the Norges landbrukshøgskole, emigrated to Argentina in 1922, was in Canada and the United Kingdom during the Second World War, then back in Argentina until 1958, when he returned to Norway. During the Second World War Stang served with the exiled Royal Norwegian Air Force in...
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7. Vera Lysklætt
1954-. (aged 72)
teacher
politician
Vera Lysklætt is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party (V). She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 2005. She came in on a leveling seat, in spite of low local support in the county with only 818 votes, or 2 percent.
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8. Eivind Dale
1955-. (aged 71)
civil servant
Eivind Dale is a Norwegian civil servant.
9. Dagfinn Tveito
1927-2015 (aged 88)
editor
Dagfinn Tveito was a Norwegian magazine editor.
10. Marit Knutsdatter Strand
1992-. (aged 34)
politician
Marit Knutsdatter Strand is a Norwegian politician of the Centre Party. She served as a representative to the Storting for Oppland between 2017 and 2025.
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11. Erik Bartnes
1939-2020 (aged 81)
farmer
politician
Erik Bartnes was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.
12. Håkon Five
1880-1944 (aged 64)
civil servant
politician
business undergraduate
farmer
agronomist
Håkon Martin Henriksen Five was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1919–1920, 1921–1923, 1924–1926 and 1933–1935, and Minister of Provisioning 1919–1920.
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13. Einar Enger
1950-. (aged 76)
businessperson
agronomist
Einar Enger is a Norwegian business executive who was chief executive officer of Norwegian State Railways from 2001 to 2011.
14. Alvhild Hedstein
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
director
Alvhild Hedstein is a Norwegian environmentalist and politician for the Liberal Party.
15. Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad
1877-1951 (aged 74)
farmer
lensmann
politician
Ivar Larsen Kirkeby-Garstad was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party.
16. Per Olaf Lundteigen
1953-. (aged 73)
farmer
politician
Per Olaf Lundteigen is a Norwegian farmer for the Centre Party.
17. Lars Olsen Aukrust
1886-1965 (aged 79)
head teacher
politician
Lars Olsen Aukrust was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party.
18. Jon Leirfall
1899-1998 (aged 99)
farmer
writer
politician
Jon Leirfall was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
19. Ada Arnstad
1992-. (aged 34)
politician
Ada Arnstad is a Norwegian politician. She led the Centre Youth from 2016 to 2019.
20. Joakim Lystad
1953-. (aged 73)
consultant
Joakim Theodor Haagaas Lystad is a Norwegian civil servant.
21. Kai Møller
1859-1940 (aged 81)
estate owner
politician
Kai Bisgaard Anker Møller was a Norwegian land owner and politician.
22. Aksel Hagen
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Aksel Hagen is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting, representing the Socialist Left Party in the county of Oppland. He was elected to parliament following the 2009 parliamentary election by winning Oppland's leveling seat. He sits on the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs.
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23. Per Borten
1913-2005 (aged 92)
farmer
politician
Per Borten was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and the prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet (the Agrarian Party) into today's Centre Party. He was an active opponent of Norway joining the European Union.
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24. Lars Sponheim
1957-. (aged 69)
agriculture teacher
farmer
lector
politician
Lars Sponheim is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He served as County Governor of Vestland from 2010 to 2022, having served as the County Governor of Hordaland...
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25. Johan J. Jakobsen
1937-2018 (aged 81)
farmer
politician
Johan Jakob Jakobsen was a Norwegian politician, member of the Norwegian Centre Party.
26. Hanne Refsholt
1960-. (aged 66)
businessperson
Hanne Refsholt is a Norwegian agronomist and businessperson. She is the former CEO of TINE (until 2018) and former chair of Domstein.
27. Jumanne Maghembe
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
minister
Jumanne Abdallah Maghembe is a former minister of natural resources and tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania. He has been a member of parliament for Mwanga constituency since 2000 until 2020.
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28. Job Ndugai
1960-2025 (aged 65)
politician
Job Yustino Ndugai was a Tanzanian politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania from November 2015 until his resignation on 6 January 2022. Previously he was Deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2015 before he became Speaker under Magufuli government.
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29. Ayaba Cho Lucas
1972-. (aged 54)
activist
Ayaba Cho Lucas is an Ambazonian activist. He is the former Secretary General of the Southern Cameroons Youth League (SCYL) and served as leader of Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC), a separatist organization in Southern Cameroons that has an armed wing, the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF). He was arrested in Norway in September 2024 and charged with incitement of crimes against...
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