Håkon Johnsen
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Håkon Armand Menzoni Johnsen (3 March 1914 – 17 October 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Trondheim
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties
in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1969 to 1973 he was President of the Odelsting.
Johnsen was a member of Trondheim
city council in 1937–1940, 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1955. He was chairman of Arbeidernes Ungdomslag in Trondheim from 1932 to 1935, and of the county chapter of the Workers' Youth League
from 1937 to 1938.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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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 Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties
Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties
The Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties was an electoral district for parliamentary elections in Norway. It comprised the market towns of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county and Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county....
in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1969 to 1973 he was President of the Odelsting.
Johnsen was a member of 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...
city council in 1937–1940, 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1955. He was chairman of Arbeidernes Ungdomslag in Trondheim from 1932 to 1935, and of the county chapter of the Workers' Youth League
Workers' Youth League (Norway)
The Workers' Youth League is Norways biggest political youth organization, and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party.AUF took its current form in April 1927, following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway corresponding with the merger of its...
from 1937 to 1938.