Magnus Andersen (politician)
Magnus Andersen | |
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Minister of Fisheries | |
| In office 24 January 1972 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Knut Hoem |
| Succeeded by | Trygve Olsen |
| In office 25 September 1963 – 12 October 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
| Preceded by | Onar Onarheim |
| Succeeded by | Oddmund Myklebust |
| Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1973 | |
| Deputy | Ola Teigen (1965) Eindride Sommerseth (1972) |
| Constituency | Nordland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Magnus Kristoffer Andersen 20 March 1916 Andøy, Nordland, Norway |
| Died | 11 December 1994 (aged 78) Bø, Nordland, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Josie Lovise Steffensen
(m. 1939) |
| Occupation | Fisherman Politician |
Magnus Kristoffer Andersen (20 March 1916 in Andøy – 11 December 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1963 to 1965 and again from January to October 1972. He was also an MP for Nordland from 1965 to 1973.
Andersen worked as a fisher until 1955, when he became chairman of
After this he sat two periods in the Norwegian Parliament for Nordland. In the first period he was a member of the expanded Foreign Affairs and Constitutional Committee, and vice-chairman of the Shipping and Fishery Committee. In the second period he was vice-chairman of Fullmaktskomiteen (the Plenipotentiary Committee), in addition to serving on the same committees as in the last period.
Andersen also served on a number of different boards of directors throughout a long political career. Amongst other things he was chairman of the board of the
References
- "Magnus Andersen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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