Julius Fure
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Julius Fure was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
.
He served as mayor of Selje
municipality from 1968 to 1971 and 1976 to 1982. He was also elected to the county council
. He served for the first time from 1968 to 1971, and was elected in 1976 for a protest list. He later sat from 1980 to 1996 for the Conservative Party. He became deputy county mayor in 1984, and then county mayor in 1988. He lost the mayor post following the 1991 elections
, but remained a county council member until 1995. He was not re-nominated at all, since the nomination committee prioritized Anne Margrethe Øvsthus on the ticket, and Fure refused to be placer lower than first place.
Julius Fure was the older brother of historian Odd-Bjørn Fure
, and lived at Stadlandet
. He was a board member of Widerøe's Flyveselskap
and Ytre Fjordane Kraftlag, and board chairman of Fylkesbaatane
. He died in 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...
.
He served as mayor of Selje
Selje
Selje is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje is the administrative center of Selje municipality...
municipality from 1968 to 1971 and 1976 to 1982. He was also elected to the county council
County council (Norway)
A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...
. He served for the first time from 1968 to 1971, and was elected in 1976 for a protest list. He later sat from 1980 to 1996 for the Conservative Party. He became deputy county mayor in 1984, and then county mayor in 1988. He lost the mayor post following the 1991 elections
Norwegian local elections, 1991
Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway in 1991. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently.-Municipal elections:...
, but remained a county council member until 1995. He was not re-nominated at all, since the nomination committee prioritized Anne Margrethe Øvsthus on the ticket, and Fure refused to be placer lower than first place.
Julius Fure was the older brother of historian Odd-Bjørn Fure
Odd-Bjørn Fure
Odd-Bjørn Fure is a Norwegian historian and political scientist.He was born at Stadlandet, and was a brother of politician Julius Fure . His main studies were in comparative politics, but he switched field with a 1983 doctoral thesis on the history of the Norwegian labour movement between 1918 and...
, and lived at Stadlandet
Stad (peninsula)
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in the municipality of Selje in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.The name is sometimes also written as Stadt, Statt or Stadlandet–not to be confused with the similar German word Stadt. The d in Stad is pronounced in Norwegian as a t. The Stad peninsula has a...
. He was a board member of Widerøe's Flyveselskap
Widerøe
Widerøe's Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a regional airline in Norway and part of the SAS Group. It operates a fleet of 34 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft , serving 41 domestic and 6 international destinations...
and Ytre Fjordane Kraftlag, and board chairman of Fylkesbaatane
Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane
Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane is a Norwegian transport company...
. He died in 2006.