Axel Gunerius Pettersen, Date of Birth
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Norwegian businessman and politician
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About Axel Gunerius Pettersen
- Axel Gunerius Pettersen (born 28 September 1925) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He was a brother of Gunerius Pettersen and grandson of merchant Axel Pettersen, who owned the company Gunerius Pettersen A/S (now: Gunerius Shoppingsenter).
- Axel owned the company, which was founded by Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892), together with Harald, Gunerius and Carl Pettersen who were all Axel G.
- Pettersen's granduncles.
- A fourth granduncle was Hjalmar Pettersen, the noted a librarian and bibliographer.Axel's older brother inherited the family company in 1947, and after a few years Axel G.
- Pettersen replaced Christian Børs Pettersen as co-owner.
- In their time, the family company was expanded from operating a shopping centre to additional ownerships, such as the chain Bonus.
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- Pettersen was the chairman of Bonus Invest for many years.Axel G.
- Pettersen was a member of Oslo city council for eight years, and was a member of the financial committee of the Norwegian Olympic Committee.
- He was a deputy chair of the employers' association Norges Tekstilkjøpmenns Forbund.
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