Asbjørn Jordahl
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Asbjørn Reidar Jordahl is a Norwegian
journalist and a politician for the Labour Party
. Jordahl worked for the newspaper Tidens Krav
in Kristiansund
from 1959 to 1967. He represented Møre og Romsdal
in the Norwegian Parliament 1977–81, and served as Minister of Transport and Communications 1978-1979. In 1981 he became editor-in-chief of Tidens Krav.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
journalist and a politician for the Labour Party
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....
. Jordahl worked for the newspaper Tidens Krav
Tidens Krav
Tidens Krav ' is a local newspaper published in Kristiansund, Norway. It was founded in 1906, is published Monday through Saturday, and reports news from Nordmøre.-Circulation:...
in Kristiansund
Kristiansund
Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...
from 1959 to 1967. He represented Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
in the Norwegian Parliament 1977–81, and served as Minister of Transport and Communications 1978-1979. In 1981 he became editor-in-chief of Tidens Krav.