Gunnar Edvard Gundersen (24 October 1927 – 14 February 2017) was a Norwegian economist, politician and organizational leader.

Early and personal life

Gundersen was born in

Grimstad Grimstad () is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Grimstad. Some of the villages in Grimstad include Eide, Espenes, Fevik, ...

to banker Gunnar Gundersen and Margit Tobiassen. He graduated in

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from the

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in 1953.

Career

Gundersen was elected deputy representative to the

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for the periods 1973–1977 and 1977–1981 for the

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. He was engaged in organizational work, as well in sports (gymnastics, swimming and football), culture and politics. Being a member of the municipal council of Grimstad nearly contiguously from 1959 to 2003, he also served as mayor of Grimstad 1982–1983. He was awarded the

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold in 2006. Gundersen died in February 2017, 89 years old.

References

1927 births 2017 deaths People from Grimstad University of Oslo alumni Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Aust-Agder Norwegian sports executives and administrators Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub