Odd Bye
Encyclopedia
Odd Bye was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
.
Bye came from Horg
in Sør-Trøndelag
. From 1945 he worked as a journalist in different newspapers including Nationen
and Dagbladet Rogaland. He also became the chief editor of the Centre Party press office when it was started in 1945 and held 1965. During Borten's Cabinet from 1965 to 1971 Bye held the position as State Secretary
at the Office of the Prime Minister
.
After the Borten cabinet resigned in 1971 Bye returned to his job as chief editor and continued in that job until he retired in 1984. Bye died on 26 May 2010, 94 years old.
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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Bye came from Horg
Horg
Horg is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. Horg encompasses the southern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus on both sides of the Gaula River...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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. From 1945 he worked as a journalist in different newspapers including Nationen
Nationen
Nationen is a Norwegian daily newspaper, founded in 1918. It has a circulation of approximately 14,000 and primarily targets farmers and the agriarian sector, with focus on district politics, farming, commentaries and features. It is based in Oslo, with offices in Trondheim and Fagernes, and edited...
and Dagbladet Rogaland. He also became the chief editor of the Centre Party press office when it was started in 1945 and held 1965. During Borten's Cabinet from 1965 to 1971 Bye held the position as State Secretary
State Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
at the Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2005 been led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg . Minister and Chief of Staff is Karl...
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After the Borten cabinet resigned in 1971 Bye returned to his job as chief editor and continued in that job until he retired in 1984. Bye died on 26 May 2010, 94 years old.