Helge Seip
Helge Seip | |
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Minister of Local Government | |
In office 12 October 1965 – 29 August 1970 | |
Prime Minister | Per Borten |
Preceded by | Jens Haugland |
Succeeded by | Helge Rognlien |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 January 1954 – 30 September 1961 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1973 | |
Constituency | Oslo |
Leader of the Liberal People's Party | |
In office 1972–1973 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Magne Lerheim |
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
In office 1970–1972 | |
Preceded by | Gunnar Garbo |
Succeeded by | Helge Rognlien |
Personal details | |
Born | Helge Lunde Seip 5 March 1919 Surnadal, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Died | 29 January 2004 Bærum, Akershus, Norway | (aged 84)
Political party | Liberal People's Liberal |
Spouse |
Therese Holth (m. 1943) |
Relatives | Martin Fredrik Seip (brother) |
Helge Lunde Seip (5 March 1919 – 29 January 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the
He was born in Surnadal. At a young age he became involved in the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. In the local chapter of Oslo he was a member of the board from 1937 to 1939, and deputy chairman from 1939 to 1945. From 1945 to 1947 he was a board member of their national organization. In 1948 he became a deputy member of the Liberal Party national board, advancing to regular board member in 1952. He continued in this position, becoming national party leader in 1970.[1]
He was elected to the
During his fifth term as parliament member, in December 1972, Seip joined the Liberal People's Party[1] which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the European Economic Community. He was again succeeded by Helge Rognlien, this time as party leader of the Liberal Party.[4] Instead, Seip became the first leader of the Liberal People's Party. However, Seip was not re-elected to parliament in 1973, thus disappearing from national politics.
On the local level Seip was a member of
Outside politics, Seip graduated from the
He was secretary general of the
His brother Martin Fredrik Seip was a noted physician and professor of medicine.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Helge Seip" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. XII. 68. Stortingsvalget 1961" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.
- ^ Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development: Councillor of State 1948- - Government.no
- ^ Bakken, Laila Ø. (1 September 2007). "Venstre". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
- ^ Lie, Einar (1995). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 64.
- ^ Lie, Einar (1995). Ambisjon og tradisjon. Finansdepartementet 1945–1965 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 178.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Osol: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 December 2009.