Karl Henry Karlsen (10 November 1893 – 15 February 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

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from

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

in 1954, but was not re-elected in 1958. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1950–1953, but sat through most of this term as a regular representative, replacing Anton Berge who died in July 1951. Born in Fredrikshald, Karlsen was a member of the executive committee of Tune

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between 1925 and 1937, and served as mayor from 1937 to 1941 and 1945 to 1971. He chaired the local party chapter from 1923 to 1926. He was also a long-time member of Østfold

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. Outside politics he had education from 1912 as a mechanic. From 1930 to 1963 he was the manager of Greåker Cellulosefabrik, a

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factory at

Greåker Greåker is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located 7 km west of the city centre. Before 1992 Greåker was a part of Tune municipality. It is situated at the river Glomma between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad. The borough of Greåke ...

. He was involved in his trade union, and was also especially concerned about the fight against

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1893 births 1979 deaths Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold Norwegian trade unionists 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub