Gaute is currently the Head of our EU office in Brussels, where he follows EU Affairs closely and monitors regulations and proposals that are of importance to the Norwegian merchant fleet. He also represents Norwegian Shipowners’ Association’s interests in the European Community of Shipowners’ Association (ECSA).  

He has a Master's degree in Political Science from Aarhus University in Denmark. Prior to joining the association in 2023, Gaute worked for five years for the parliamentary group of the Conservative Party (Høyre) in various roles addressing different themes, and latterly as communications consultant for the Party’s labour and finance committees. Before the general election in 2021 he led the secretariat of programme committee tasked with writing the Party’s election manifesto.