William Engseth (born 1 August 1933 in

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) is a

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politician for the Labour Party. He was appointed Minister of Local Government Affairs in 1987, and in 1988 he became Minister of Transport and Communications 1988–1989. In 1989 he was elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament from

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and held the seat to 1997. From 1990 to 1994 he was president of the

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1933 births Living people People from Målselv Labour Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Local Government and Modernisation of Norway Members of the Storting Ministers of Transport and Communications of Norway 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub