Ole Carsten Vatnan (20 August 1927 – 28 January 2021) was a Norwegian civil servant.
Vatnan was born in Fauske Municipality (located in the Salten region) and graduated with a cand.oecon.
In 1961, he was hired in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, being promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1969.
From 1974, he served as director of the newly created Norwegian Coastal Administration.
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