Kjell Borgen
Kjell Borgen | |
|---|---|
Grethe Fossum | |
| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications | |
| In office 21 October 1981 – 30 September 1985 | |
| Deputy | Lars Lefdal |
| Preceded by | Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal |
| Succeeded by | Oddrunn Pettersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1939 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 22 August 1996 (aged 56) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Parent(s) | Jarle Borgen (father) Klara Kamphaug (mother) |
Kjell Borgen (21 October 1939 – 22 August 1996) was a
County Governor of Hedmark
from 1993 until his death.
Early life and career
He was born in Oslo as a son of a worker and a housewife. He attended the teacher's college at Elverum from 1960 to 1962. He worked as a secondary school teacher in Rendalen from 1962 to 1966, and also minored in Norwegian at the University of Oslo in 1964. From 1967 to 1972 he worked as headmaster at a combined primary-secondary school, and from 1972 he had a municipal administrative job.[1]
Borgen chaired his regional branch of the
municipal council in 1965. In 1967 he became mayor, serving until 1977. He was a member of Hedmark county council from 1967 to 1979, from 1874 to 1975 as deputy county mayor (fylkesvaraordfører).[1]
National politics
In 1977, he was
Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Labour.[1]
According to
Oslo Airport localization debate.[3] A decision to choose Hurum as the site of the new Oslo Airport was the reason for Borgen's withdrawal as Minister of Transport.[4]
Borgen lost his position as Minister of Local Government and Labour when Brundtland's Second Cabinet fell in 1989. When
Grethe Fossum.[1]
Borgen finished his career with the position as
County Governor of Hedmark from 1993.[1] When Borgen died in August 1996, Ola Skjølaas became Acting County Governor.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Kjell Borgen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Malmø, Morten (6 December 1990). "Inside NSB". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian).
- ^ Unsigned editorial (4 November 1987). "Skal, skal ikke?". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 2.
- ^ Andreassen, Thorleif; et al. (14 June 1988). "Bare godord da nøklene fikk nye eiere". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 7.
- ^ "Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development - Councillor of State". Government.no. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Konkurranse om fylkesmannsstillingen i Hedmark" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 20 November 1996.