About Arne Hjeltnes
Born 1963. Arne Hjeltnes is a Norwegian program host, politician, businessperson, public relations officer and poet.
Arne Hjeltnes (born August 9, 1963) is a Norwegian writer, television personality, marketer and politician.
Biography Hjeltnes was born in Kristiansand, but grew up in Voss Municipality.
He made his literary debut in 1993 with the poetry collection Den sumaren eg fylte diesel ( "The Summer I Filled Up with Diesel").
In 1996 he made his breakthrough on television as the host of the TV 2 travel show Gutta på tur, together with chef Arne Brimi and skiers Vegard Ulvang and Bjørn Dæhlie. For his work on Gutta på tur, Hjeltnes received Gullruten awards in 1998 and 2000.
Brimi and Hjeltnes published the book Gutta på tur ( "The boys on a trip") in 1997. He chaired the Young Conservatives in Voss in his youth, and in 2010 he became a central board member of the Conservative Party. His wife is a municipal politician for the Conservatives.
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Who is Arne Hjeltnes?
Norwegian TV host and author
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Arne Hjeltnes was born on 9 August 1963 in Kristiansand Municipality.
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Arne Hjeltnes is a program host, politician, businessperson, public relations officer and poet.
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