Bernt Ingvaldsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Norway

The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...

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He was born in Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Buskerud county

Market towns of Buskerud county

The Market towns of Buskerud county was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Drammen, Hønefoss and Kongsberg in Buskerud county....

 in 1950, and was re-elected on six occasions. He was President of the Storting from October 8, 1965 to October 1, 1972, and from 1972 to 1973 he was Vice President of the Storting.

On the local level Ingvaldsen was a member of Drammen

Drammen

Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

 city council from 1945 to 1959.

He was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Norwegian Nobel Committee

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize each year.Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and roughly represent the political makeup of that body.-History:...

from 1967 to 1970, and served as vice chairman of it from 1970 to 1975.