Jakob Martin Pettersen (11 April 1899 – 8 February 1970) was a

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for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952–1955. Born in Bergen to a factory worker and his wife, Pettersen studied chemistry at Bergen tekniske skole (now part of

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). He started working in Odda in 1921; from 1924 to 1945 he worked as a chemist at

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.Jakob Martin Pettersen
Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2013 In 1928, he became a member of the municipal council of Odda and he served as vice-mayor from 1932 to 1940. He was elected mayor in 1945 and held the position to 1947. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1945 and served to 1965; from 1959 as vice-president of Odelstinget. From 1952 to 1955, he was Minister of Transport and Communications. He held leadership and other elected positions in several

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organisations.Pettersen, Jakob Martin ( 1899-1970 )
Stortinget.no. Retrieved 29 September 2013

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1899 births 1970 deaths Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Transport and Communications of Norway Bergen University College alumni 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub