Arnljot Strømme Svendsen
Arnljot Ole Strømme-Svendsen (5 December 1921 – 5 January 2022) was a Norwegian economist and
Conservative
politician.
Biography
Born in
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He was promoted to docent in 1956, and to professor ten years later. He managed the Institute of Economics from 1957 to 1967 and the Institute of Shipping Economics from 1958 to his retirement in 1991. In 1953 he married Bertha I. Nygaard.[1]
Having been a member of
Conservative Party chapter from 1967 to 1970.[1] In 1972 he led the county chapter of Ja til EF, the organization campaigning for "Yes" in the 1972 Norwegian European Communities membership referendum.[2] Svendsen also chaired the board of the theatre Den Nationale Scene from 1960 to 1991, the Norwegian Theatres Association from 1970 to 1992, and the board of Den norske Creditbank's department in Bergen.[1] He helped found the Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, chairing its board for ten years. He was also a board member of the Bergen International Festival, and an ordinary member of the National Wages Board.[1]
He authored biographies on
Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[1]
Svendsen turned 100 in December 2021,[4] and died on 5 January 2022.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rødland, Kjartan. "Arnljot Strømme Svendsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "SP-tillitsmenn i JA-aksjonen". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 3 May 1972.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "Arnljot Strømme Svendsen fyller 100 år". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Arnljot Strømme Svendsen er død". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 6 January 2022.
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