Svein Ludvigsen
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Svein Harald Ludvigsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
. Ludvigsen was born in Hillesøy
, the son of a fishing boat captain. Before entering politics Ludvigsen worked as a businessman and local banker. On the local level Ludvigsen was a member of the executive committee of Tromsø
municipal council in the periods 1971–1975, 1979–1983 and 1987–1989. He has chaired the municipal and county party chapters, and from 1990 to 1991 he was deputy leader of the Conservative Party nationwide.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms
in 1989, and was re-elected on two occasions. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik
held office, Ludvigsen was Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. In 2001 he was appointed County Governor of Troms, but because of his job as cabinet minister he assumed the office on 17 January 2006.
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...
. Ludvigsen was born in Hillesøy
Hillesøy
Hillesøy is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipalities of Tromsø and Lenvik and both sides of the Malangen fjord...
, the son of a fishing boat captain. Before entering politics Ludvigsen worked as a businessman and local banker. On the local level Ludvigsen was a member of the executive committee of Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
municipal council in the periods 1971–1975, 1979–1983 and 1987–1989. He has chaired the municipal and county party chapters, and from 1990 to 1991 he was deputy leader of the Conservative Party nationwide.
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 1989, and was re-elected on two occasions. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik
Second cabinet Bondevik
Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. It had the following composition:...
held office, Ludvigsen was Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. In 2001 he was appointed County Governor of Troms, but because of his job as cabinet minister he assumed the office on 17 January 2006.