Fredrik Vogt

Fredrik Vogt (23 December 1892 – 26 January 1970) was a Norwegian engineer and civil servant.

As the first director general of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Agency, he played a central role in developing the hydroelectric power capacity in Norway after the Second World War.

[2] He was a brother-in-law of actor Martin Linge and physician Odd Havrevold, who both were married to his sister Margit.

[1] As rector during the German invasion of Norway, and the subsequent occupation, Vogt faced various challenges.

[1][5] During this period the Norwegian Government completed several large hydroelectric power plants, increasing the state-owned total annual production capacity from about two to nearly eight TWh.