Gjert Martinus Markvardson Holsen (1855 – 1921) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in

Holsen Holsen is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the lake Holsavatnet, along County Road 13. The town of Førde lies about to the west, and the village of Haukedalen Haukeda ...

. He served as a representative to the Norwegian Parliament from 1889 to 1897 and 1903 to 1912. During this time he served as President of the

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1905–1906. He was a member of Førde municipality council from 1887 to 1910. Outside politics he was a farmer.

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Gjert Holsen
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia 1855 births 1921 deaths Members of the Storting Sogn og Fjordane politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1850s-stub