Håkon Armand Menzoni Johnsen (3 March 1914 – 17 October 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

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. He was elected to the

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from the

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in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1969 to 1973 he was President of the

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. Johnsen was a member of

city council in 1937–1940, 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1955. He was chairman of ''Arbeidernes Ungdomslag'' in Trondheim from 1932 to 1935, and of the county chapter of the Workers' Youth League from 1937 to 1938.

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1914 births 1991 deaths Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Trondheim 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub