Ole Jørgensen was a Norwegian 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....

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He was born in Vennesla

Vennesla

Vennesla is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vennesla was separated from Øvrebø in 1861. Øvrebø and Hægeland were merged with Vennesla again on 1 January 1964...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder

Vest-Agder

In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

 in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions as well as in the 1962 revote. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative in the period 1950–1953.

His first position in local politics was as a member of Øvrebø

Øvrebø

Øvrebø is a rural district, a village, and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Vennesla, situated about north-northwest of Kristiansand....

 municipality council in 1924–1925. He gradually became mayor of Vennesla

Vennesla

Vennesla is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vennesla was separated from Øvrebø in 1861. Øvrebø and Hægeland were merged with Vennesla again on 1 January 1964...

municipality during the terms 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1955, and his last term came as a regular member in 1955–1959.