Knut Henning Thygesen
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Knut Henning Thygesen | |
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| Mayor of Risør | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Lars Lauvhjell |
| Majority | 44.5% |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1953 Red |
| Residence(s) | Risør, Norway |
| Alma mater | Norwegian Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Architect |
Knut Henning Thygesen (born 7 April 1953 in
2007 municipal election with 44.5% of the votes. He is the only mayor ever for Red or any of its predecessors.[1]
Biography
He started education as an
Royal Norwegian Army
. He has worked as a construction worker, architect, teacher and as an author since.
Politics
Thygesen's interest for politics started at upper secondary school in the early 1970s, with the three topics Norwegian EEC membership, the protest against the Vietnam War and environmentalism. He was heavily engaged in the protests against the planned nuclear power plants that were suggested built in Risør.
Both in Trondheim, Bærum and in the army he studied marxism and environmentalism. He protested the Soviet Union's suppression of Eastern European countries. In 1978 he joined Red Youth (RU) and created one of the largest RU chapters in the country. He also for a shorter period was a member of the Workers' Communist Party.
Tygesen was a candidate for
1987 election he was elected and was elected for the sixth time in 2007 election
. The last period he has also sat on the executive board. He was elected directly as mayor in the 2007 as the first mayor for Red in history.
References
- Aust-Agder Blad(in Norwegian). 11 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- Aust-Agder Blad(in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-08-13.