Harald Ellefsen
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Harald Ellefsen is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party
.
He was born in Oslo
, took his secondary education in Trondheim
, enrolled as a student in 1970 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1976. He spent time from 1971 to 1972 in Drew University
. He worked as a part-time journalist in Adresseavisen
and Aftenposten
between 1971 and 1976, and was a police superindendent in Trondheim from 1977 to 1978. He was then a deputy judge in Onsøy for a year. He returned to Trondheim as chief superindendent from 1980 to 1988, and he also edited the magazine Politiembetsmennenes Blad. He worked as a police inspector from 1988 to 1997 and then lawyer.
Ellefsen was a member of Trondheim city council from 1975 to 1978. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag
in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1981–1985, but halfway during this term he moved up as a regular representative following the death of Hermund Eian
.
Ellefsen has been a member of the board of the Politiembetsmennenes landsforening (1979-1983), Adresseavisen
(1993–2001), the National Insurance Scheme Fund
(1998–) and Statskog SF (2005–).
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 Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, took his secondary education 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...
, enrolled as a student in 1970 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1976. He spent time from 1971 to 1972 in Drew University
Drew University
Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey.Originally established as the Drew Theological Seminary in 1867, the university later expanded to include an undergraduate liberal arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955...
. He worked as a part-time journalist in Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. It is an independent, conservative newspaper with a daily circulation of approximately 85,000. It is also informally known as Adressa. The newspaper covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre.Adresseavisen...
and Aftenposten
Aftenposten
Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
between 1971 and 1976, and was a police superindendent in Trondheim from 1977 to 1978. He was then a deputy judge in Onsøy for a year. He returned to Trondheim as chief superindendent from 1980 to 1988, and he also edited the magazine Politiembetsmennenes Blad. He worked as a police inspector from 1988 to 1997 and then lawyer.
Ellefsen was a member of Trondheim city council from 1975 to 1978. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1981–1985, but halfway during this term he moved up as a regular representative following the death of Hermund Eian
Hermund Eian
Hermund Eian was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Roan.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1969, and was re-elected on three occasions...
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Ellefsen has been a member of the board of the Politiembetsmennenes landsforening (1979-1983), Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. It is an independent, conservative newspaper with a daily circulation of approximately 85,000. It is also informally known as Adressa. The newspaper covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre.Adresseavisen...
(1993–2001), the National Insurance Scheme Fund
The Government Pension Fund of Norway
The Government Pension Fund of Norway comprises two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the Government of Norway:* The Government Pension Fund - Global...
(1998–) and Statskog SF (2005–).