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Thor Listau
Thor Listau (3 June 1938 – 22 March 2014) was a Norwegian military technician and politician for the Conservative Party. He was a three-term MP and served as Minister of Fisheries from 1981 to 1985. Later he served as director of Statkorn from 1991 to 1995. Early life and career He was born in Svolvær as a son of fish food producer Magnus Listau (1898–1976) and housewife Johanna Jakobsen (1904–1945). After attending the military communications school from 1954 to 1958, he was employed in the military as a radio mechanic. From 1961 he served the Norwegian Army in Kirkenes. Political career Here he chaired the local chapter of the Young Conservatives from 1965 to 1967, and the county chapter from 1967 to 1969. During those two years he was also a central board member of the Norwegian Young Conservatives. He was an elected member of Sør-Varanger school board from 1966 to 1971, and the municipal council from 1967 to 1975, the last four years in the executive committee. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Fisheries (Norway)
The Minister of Fisheries is a councilor of state in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs (Norway). The incumbent minister is Bjørnar Skjæran Bjørnar Selnes Skjæran (born 28 May 1966) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He is currently serving as the party's deputy leader since 2019. He has also served as minister of fisheries since 2021. He previously served as mayor of ... of the Labour Party. The position was created 1 July 1946. Between 2004 and 2013 the minister held the name of Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs reflecting a broadening in responsibility for the ministry. When Solberg's Cabinet took office, the minister was again called Minister of Fisheries and did no longer have responsibilities for coastal affairs. The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs was abolished in January 2014, but the minister post was kept, and now heads responsibilities for fisheries in the new Ministry of Trade and Fisheries, alongside the Minister of Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger ( sme, Máttá-Várjjat, fkv, Etelä-Varenki, fi, Etelä-Varanki, russian: Сёр-Вара́нгер/Syor-Varánger) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Other settlements in the municipality include the villages of Bjørnevatn, Bugøynes, Elvenes, Grense Jakobselv, Hesseng, Jakobsnes, Neiden, and Sandnes. Located west of the Norway–Russia border, Sør-Varanger is the only Norwegian municipality that shares a land border with Russia, with the only legal border crossing at Storskog. The municipality is the 6th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Varanger is the 112th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 9,925. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period. Name The meaning of the name Sør-Varanger comes from the name of the large Varangerfjorden (Old Norse: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Varanger Avis
''Sør-Varanger Avis'' is a Norwegian newspaper, published in Kirkenes, Norway, and covering the municipality of Sør-Varanger Sør-Varanger ( sme, Máttá-Várjjat, fkv, Etelä-Varenki, fi, Etelä-Varanki, russian: Сёр-Вара́нгер/Syor-Varánger) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town .... The newspaper was founded in 1949, and its first editor was Jan W. Krohn Holm. The newspaper is issued three days per week. It had a circulation of 4,036 in 2008. The chief editor is Frode Nielsen Børfjord. Former chief editors include Randi Fløtten Andreassen. References Publications established in 1949 1949 establishments in Norway Mass media in Finnmark Sør-Varanger Newspapers published in Norway {{Norway-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statnett
Statnett is a Norwegian state owned enterprise responsible for owning, operating and constructing the stem power grid in Norway. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway. Statnett also owns 30% of the Nord Pool Spot along with other Nordic transmission system operators. Network Statnett is the transmission system operator in Norway, operating of high power lines. There are plans to upgrade the western grid from 300 to 420 kV at a cost of 8 billion NOK, partly to accommodate cables to Germany and England. The power grid in Norway is divided into three sectors: the stem net, the regional net and the local net. While it is often local municipalities who own the regional and local net, the government through Statnett owns the stem net. The stem net typically has 300 to 420 kilovolts (kV) and is used to transport electricity large distances. There are a number of international power cables from Norway to abroad, including lines to Sweden (3,600 MW), Finland (120 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School () is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff. In 2015, BI Norwegian Business School had 18,728 students. BI is the largest supplier of economic and administrative competence and skills in Norway with more than 200,000 graduates since 1983. BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited by NOKUT as a specialised university institution. BI organised its academic activities in nine separate research departments covering all of the disciplines that can be expected at a modern European business school. History BI Norwegian Business School was founded in 1943 by Finn Øien as ''Bedriftøkonomisk Institutt'' ( en, Institute of Managerial Economics), hence the abbreviation ''BI''. Current activities BI offers a full set of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinar Eriksen
Steinar Eriksen (born 22 May 1939) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He was a two-term MP. He was born in Kvænangen. After taking his realartium at ''Finnmark offentlige gymnas'' in 1958 he studied at BI from 1961 to 1963. He was then hired as an office worker in Norsk Phillips, before moving on to Honningsvåg in 1966 to work as manager at NOFI-Honningsvåg until 1981. He became chairman of the local trade and service association in 1976, and advanced to countywide chair from 1980 to 1982. In 1979 he was elected to Nordkapp municipal council, and was selected for the executive committee. He also assumed the chairmanship of Nordkapp Conservative Party. He was then elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Finnmark in 1981, leaving his local posts. As the regular representative Thor Listau was named to Willoch's First Cabinet, Eriksen filled his seat the entire four-year term. In 1985 Eriksen was elected as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willoch's Second Cabinet
Willoch's Second Cabinet was a majority government, majority, Centre-right politics, centre-right government consisting of the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative, Centre Party (Norway), Centre, Christian Democratic Party (Norway), Christian Democratic parties. It succeeded the Conservative First cabinet Willoch in mid-term to secure a majority, right-winged government, and sat from 8 June 1983 to 9 May 1986. It survived the 1985 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1985 election, but it was replaced by the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Brundtland's Second Cabinet, after it failed a vote of confidence in the Parliament of Norway seven months later. Cabinet members References See also * First cabinet Willoch * Norwegian Council of State * Government of Norway * List of Norwegian governments {{Centre Party (Norway) Cabinet of Norway, Willoch 2 Cabinets involving the Centre Party (Norway), Willoch 1 Cabinets involving the Conservative Party (No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willoch's First Cabinet
Willoch's First Cabinet was a minority, Conservative Government of Norway. It succeeded Brundtland's First Cabinet (which was a Labour government), after the Conservative victory in the 1981 Storting election; and sat from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983. It was replaced by Willoch's Second Cabinet, a coalition of the Conservative, Centre and Christian Democrat parties to form a majority government. Willoch's First Cabinet was the first Conservative-only cabinet since Stang's Second Cabinet of 1893–95, and there has not been another Conservative-only cabinet since. Members Willoch's first cabinet had the following composition, with all of its members serving from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983: References See also * Second cabinet Willoch * Norwegian Council of State * Government of Norway * List of Norwegian governments This is a list of Norwegian governments with parties and Prime Ministers. Within coalition governments the parties are listed ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 13 and 14 September 1981. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 66 of the 155 seats. The Conservative Party made the strongest gains and formed a government on its own. In 1983 a majority coalition government with the Christian People's Party and the Centre Party was established. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections 1981 1981 Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ... 1981 in Norway September 1981 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 and 12 September 1977. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 76 of the 155 seats. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections 1977 1977 Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ... 1977 in Norway September 1977 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Norwegian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 9 and 10 September 1973. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 62 of the 155 seats in the Storting. Results Seat distribution Notes References {{Norwegian elections 1973 1973 Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ... 1973 in Norway September 1973 events in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
