Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen
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Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
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He was born in Haugesund
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland
in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1958–1961.
On 5 June 1970 he was appointed Minister of Defence
during the centre-right cabinet Borten
, replacing Otto Grieg Tidemand
who on the same day became Minister of Trade and Shipping
. Hellesen held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971.
Hellesen was a member of Haugesund
city council from 1945 to 1963, serving as mayor in from 1955 to 1959. He served as County Governor of Rogaland from 1968 to 1973.
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 Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1958–1961.
On 5 June 1970 he was appointed Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence (Norway)
The Norwegian Minister of Defence is a Councillor of the Council of State and Chief of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, the position has existed since the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy was combined into the Minister of Defence...
during the centre-right cabinet Borten
Cabinet Borten
Borten's Cabinet governed Norway between 12 October 1965 and 17 March 1971. The cabinet wes led by Per Borten and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party. It had the following composition:...
, replacing Otto Grieg Tidemand
Otto Grieg Tidemand
Otto Grieg Tidemand was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo.From 1965 to 5 June 1970 he served as the Minister of Defence during the centre-right cabinet of Per Borten...
who on the same day became Minister of Trade and Shipping
Minister of Trade and Shipping (Norway)
The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Shipping is a defunct minister who was head of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Shipping between 6 December 1947 and 1 January 1988 when it was merged with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The function of trade has since been transferred to the...
. Hellesen held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971.
Hellesen was a member of Haugesund
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
city council from 1945 to 1963, serving as mayor in from 1955 to 1959. He served as County Governor of Rogaland from 1968 to 1973.