Helge Jakobsen
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Helge Jakobsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party
and later the Liberal People's Party
.
He was born in Tromsøysund
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms
in 1961, and was re-elected on three occasions. During his fourth term, in December 1972, Jakobsen joined the Liberal People's Party
which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the European Economic Community
.
Jakobsen was a member of Tromsø city council in the periods 1936–1937, 1937–1940, 1945–1947 and 1947–1949.
Venstre (Norway)
The Liberal Party is a centrist liberal political party in Norway. The party is the oldest in the country, and has enacted reforms such as parliamentarism, freedom of religion, universal suffrage and free education. Since 2010, the leader of the party is Trine Skei Grande...
and later the Liberal People's Party
Liberal People's Party (Norway)
The Liberal People's Party was a political party in Norway, established because of a split in the Liberal Party over the issue of Norway's accession to the European Economic Community in 1972...
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He was born in Tromsøysund
Tromsøysund
Tromsøysund is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the southern and eastern parts of the present-day municipality of Tromsø, including the villages of Tromsdalen and Movik.-History:...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
in 1961, and was re-elected on three occasions. During his fourth term, in December 1972, Jakobsen joined the Liberal People's Party
Liberal People's Party (Norway)
The Liberal People's Party was a political party in Norway, established because of a split in the Liberal Party over the issue of Norway's accession to the European Economic Community in 1972...
which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the European Economic Community
European Economic Community
The European Economic Community The European Economic Community (EEC) The European Economic Community (EEC) (also known as the Common Market in the English-speaking world, renamed the European Community (EC) in 1993The information in this article primarily covers the EEC's time as an independent...
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Jakobsen was a member of Tromsø city council in the periods 1936–1937, 1937–1940, 1945–1947 and 1947–1949.