Gunnar Jakobsen (7 January 1916 – 22 April 1992) was a Norwegian banker and politician for the
Liberal Party
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He was born in
Tromsø
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, took
secondary school, commerce school and banking school. He was hired in the
savings bank
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Tromsøysundets Sparebank in 1938 and was their CEO from 1960. Multiple banks consolidated into
Sparebanken Nord, where Jakobsen served as CEO until his retirement. Jakobsen was a leading banker in Troms, being chairman of
Storebrand's regional branch,
Fellesbanken's local branch and several businesses in the city.
A leading cultural figure in Tromsø, he also chaired the boards of
Troms Folkemuseum, the
Nordnorsk Musikkonservatorium and the
Sandnessund Bridge Authority. He chaired Troms Liberal Party
[ and served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from ]Troms
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during the term 1958–1961, albeit without meeting in parliamentary session.
References
1916 births
1992 deaths
Norwegian bankers
politicians from Tromsø
Liberal Party (Norway) politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
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