Karl Henry Karlsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Henry Karlsen

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1893

Place of Birth: Halden, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1979

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Karl Henry Karlsen

  • Karl Henry Karlsen (10 November 1893 – 15 February 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1954, but was not re-elected in 1958.
  • He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1950–1953, but sat through most of this term as a regular representative, replacing Anton Berge who died in July 1951. Born in Fredrikshald, Karlsen was a member of the executive committee of Tune municipal council between 1925 and 1937, and served as mayor from 1937 to 1941 and 1945 to 1971.
  • He chaired the local party chapter from 1923 to 1926.
  • He was also a long-time member of Østfold county council. Outside politics he had education from 1912 as a mechanic.
  • From 1930 to 1963 he was the manager of GreÃ¥ker Cellulosefabrik, a cellulose factory at GreÃ¥ker.
  • He was involved in his trade union, and was also especially concerned about the fight against tuberculosis.

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