Jakob Martin Pettersen

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Jakob Martin Pettersen
Vice President of the Odelsting
In office
1 October 1959 – 30 September 1965
PresidentAlv Kjøs
Per Borten
Preceded byPeder Leier Jacobsen
Succeeded byHans Borgen
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
5 January 1952 – 22 January 1955
Prime MinisterOscar Torp
Preceded byNils Langhelle
Succeeded byKolbjørn Varmann
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1945 – 30 September 1965
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born(1899-04-11)11 April 1899
Bergen, Norway
Died8 February 1970(1970-02-08) (aged 70)
Wollongong, Australia[1]
Political partyLabour Party

Jakob Martin Pettersen (11 April 1899 – 8 February 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952–1955.

Born in Bergen to a factory worker and his wife, Pettersen studied chemistry at Bergen tekniske skole (now part of Bergen University College). He started working in Odda in 1921; from 1924 to 1945 he worked as a chemist at .[2][3]

In 1928, he became a member of the municipal council of Odda and he served as vice-mayor from 1932 to 1940. He was elected mayor in 1945 and held the position to 1947.[2]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1945 and served to 1965; from 1959 as vice-president of Odelstinget. From 1952 to 1955, he was Minister of Transport and Communications.[2]

He held leadership and other elected positions in several temperance organisations.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nasjonalbiblioteket". www.nb.no. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c d Pettersen, Jakob Martin ( 1899-1970 ) Stortinget.no. Retrieved 29 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Jakob Martin Pettersen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
1952–1955 		Succeeded by


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