Per Borten
Per Borten | |
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President of the Odelsting | |
In office 9 October 1973 – 30 September 1977 | |
Vice President | Aase Lionæs |
Preceded by | Håkon Johnsen |
Succeeded by | Asbjørn Haugstvedt |
In office 6 October 1961 – 30 September 1965 | |
Vice President | Jakob Martin Pettersen |
Preceded by | Alv Kjøs |
Succeeded by | Nils Hønsvald |
Personal details | |
Born | Flå, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway | 3 April 1913
Died | 20 January 2005 Trondheim, Norway | (aged 91)
Political party | Centre |
Spouse | Magnhild Borten (1922–2006)[1][2] |
Children | Kari Borten |
Signature | |
Early life
Borten was born in
Political career
He was appointed president of the
Borten's time as Prime Minister of Norway saw the enactment of a range of progressive reforms. Earnings-related pensions were introduced in 1966,[4] while under a June 1969 law the Housing Bank offered loans for improving old dwellings. The Special Supplement to National Insurance Benefits Law of June 1969 established a special supplement for those not entitled to supplementary pensions, and the Law on Compensation Supplement to National Insurance Benefits of December 1969 introduced a supplement to compensate for the introduction of a value-added tax system. The Basic Schooling Law of June 1969 introduced 9-year comprehensive schooling, while under another law passed that same year, family allowances were extended to the first child under the age of 16, while single-parent families were provided with one extra allowance in addition to the number of children.[5]
Later life
After his retirement from politics, Borten continued to speak out on issues such as nuclear disarmament, clandestine surveillance, and the controversy on Norway's relationship to the European Union. He served on the boards of several public banking organizations. He earned a reputation for being an engaging and somewhat contrarian figure in the Norwegian political landscape.
His down-to-earth nature had been strongly underlined in 1969, when newspaper
Another popular story was when Borten's Defence Minister, Otto Grieg Tidemand, invited him and others to a private dinner. After eating, Tidemand surprised his guests with the finest vintage brandy. Without blinking Borten responded by pouring the brandy into his coffee, making himself karsk.
Borten died at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim at the age of 91. He was buried at Flå Church in the municipality of Melhus. His wife Magnhild died on 2 June 2006, aged 84.[6]
References
- ^ "Per Borten f. 03 Apr 1913 ST, Melhus, Flå d. 20 Jan 2005 ST, Trondheim: Hemneslekt".
- ^ "Magnhild Borten".
- ^ Borten, Per (1913–2005) (Stortingets informasjonshjørne)
- ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9– via Google Books.
- ^ Growth to limits: the Western European welfare states since World War 2: Volume 4 by Peter Flora
- ^ "Magnhild Borten er død". 6 June 2006.
External links
- Vassbotn, Per (1986). Da Borten falt gjensyn med regjeringens Lekkasje og forlis 1971. ISBN 978-82-02-10726-0.
- Ole N. Hoemsnes (1986). Skjebnedøgn om Borten-regjeringens fall. ISBN 978-82-05-16921-0.