Asbjørn Reidar Jordahl (12 December 1932 – 16 July 2025) was a Norwegian journalist and a politician for the Labour Party. Jordahl worked for the newspaper

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1977–1981, and served as Minister of Transport and Communications 1978–1979. In 1981 he became editor-in-chief of Tidens Krav. Jordahl died on 16 July 2025, at the age of 92.

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1932 births 2025 deaths Government ministers of Norway Ministers of transport and communications of Norway Members of the Storting 1977–1981 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub