Asbjørn Haugstvedt (20 November 1926 – 26 June 2008) was a

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for the

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. He was President of the

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1977–1981 and Minister of Trade and Shipping 1983–1986, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1983–1986. Haugstvedt was also a member of the Norwegian

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in the period from 1969 to 1985.

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1926 births 2008 deaths Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway Members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub