Bendik Rugaas

{{Short description|Norwegian librarian and politician (1942–2025)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bendik Rugaas

| office = Minister of Administration and Planning

| term_start = 29 November 1996

| term_end = 17 October 1997

| primeminister = Thorbjørn Jagland

| predecessor = Terje Rød-Larsen

| successor = Eldbjørg Løwer

| birth_name = Bendik Jørgen Rugaas

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|12|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sør-Varanger, German-occupied Norway

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|5|5|1942|12|31|df=y}}

| death_place =

| party = Labour

}}

Bendik Jørgen Rugaas (31 December 1942 – 5 May 2025) was a Norwegian librarian and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.[http://www.snl.no/Bendik_Rugaas Bendik Rugaas] in Store norske leksikon {{in lang|no}} Rugaas was Minister of Planning from 1996 to 1997 as part of the cabinet of Thorbjørn Jagland. He died on 5 May 2025, at the age of 82.[https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/AvwvJj/bendik-rugaas-82-er-doed Bendik Rugaas (82) er død] {{in lang|no}}