Finn Kristensen
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Finn Kristensen | |
|---|---|
Minister of Industry | |
| In office 4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Lars Skytøen |
| Succeeded by | Jens-Halvard Bratz |
| In office 9 May 1986 – 31 December 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Petter Thomassen |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office 1 January 1988 – 16 October 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Petter Thomassen |
| In office 4 September 1992 – 7 October 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Ole Knapp |
| Succeeded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1969 – 30 September 1985 | |
| Constituency | Telemark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1936 Brevik, Telemark, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
Finn Kristensen (born 24 July 1936) is a
Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1990-1992. He was also an MP for Telemark
from 1969 to 1985.
He was born in
Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk, he took one year at the Oslo School of Elementary Technics and learned strong current. He worked at sea for one year, and was then back at Dalen Portland from 1958 to 1962.[1]
Political career
He started a political career in the
Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 1965, and was subsequently elected to four full terms in 1969, 1973, 1977 and 1981.[1]
In 1981 Kristensen served as
Minister of Petroleum and Energy. He also became head of the Ministry of Trade in September 1992, overseeing a merger with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to create the Ministry of Trade and Energy. Kristensen headed this ministry until October 1993.[1]
In between his governmental jobs, Kristensen was the director of T-invest in
ABB until 1997.[1]
Kristensen chaired Telemark Labour Party from 1972 to 1977, and was a national board member of the Labour Party from 1977 to 1981. He was a deputy board member of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority from 1974 to 1979 and Næringsøkonomisk institutt in 1980.[1]
