Henrik J. Lisæth

Henrik Johan Lisæth (born 11 March 1933) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician from the

Conservative Party

.

Early life

He was born in

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration with the siv.øk. degree in 1960.^[1]

He was an able long distance runner before graduation. In 1957 he achieved the results 15:27.8 minutes in the 5000 metres and 33:00.2 in the 10,000 metres. He represented the club TIF Viking.^[2] In 1958 he improved to 32:42.0 minutes.^[3]

Political career

In 1965 he was the leader of the

Parliament of Norway from the constituency Bergen in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973.^[1] He was present on the party ballot, but in 20th and last place.^[4] At that point the constituency Bergen had been incorporated into Hordaland

.

On the local level he was a member of Bergen city council during the term 1963–1967. He later became deputy mayor from 1983 to 1985, then mayor from 1986 to 1987, before returning as a council member from 1987 to 1990. From 1979 to 1983 he was a member of Hordaland county council. He chaired the countywide party chapter from 1972 to 1975, and the city chapter from 1977 to 1983. He was a member of the Conservative Party central committee in 1965 and from 1972 to 1975.^[1]

Other positions

He spent parts of his career in insurance, being director of Storebrand and associated companies in Bergen. He was the local director from 1971 to 1981 and regional director from 1981 to 1983. From 1990 to 2000 he was the chief executive of the Chr. Michelsen Institute.^[1]

In his early career, Lisæth was a board member of Norske Siviløkonomers Forening from 1966 to 1970 and

TV 2 located to Bergen.^[1]

Nationally he was a board member of

DnB NOR from 2000. Internationally he was a member of the executive committee of the International Urban Development Association (INTA) from 1984 to 1987, and was then vice president from 1987 to 1991 and president from 1991 to 1995.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Henrik J. Lisæth" (in Norwegian). Storting.
^ Johansen, Tore (1 March 1986). "Norge / Norway 1957 – Men" (PDF). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ Johansen, Tore (1 September 1986). "Norge / Norway 1958 – Men" (PDF). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. Stortingsvalget 1973. Hefte I." (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

Party political offices
Preceded by Torstein Tynning	Leader of Norwegian Young Conservatives 1965	Succeeded by Ragnvald Dahl
Political offices
Preceded by Arne Næss	Mayor of Bergen 1986–1987	Succeeded by Arne Næss

[bio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Henrik J. Lisæth" (in Norwegian). Storting.

[2] Johansen, Tore (1 March 1986). "Norge / Norway 1957 – Men" (PDF). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[3] Johansen, Tore (1 September 1986). "Norge / Norway 1958 – Men" (PDF). Norwegian Athletics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[4] "Norges Offisielle Statistikk. Stortingsvalget 1973. Hefte I." (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

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