About Trygve Olsen
Lived 1921 – 1979 (aged 57). Trygve Olsen was a Norwegian politician.
Trygve Jens Asbjørn Olsen (11 November 1921 – 17 April 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
Trygve Olsen was the son of Parliament member Johannes Olai Olsen, but was not elected to parliament himself. Instead, he worked as a fisherman starting in 1939. He served on the board of Norges Råfisklag from 1958 to 1966, and was chairman of Fiskebåtredernes forbund from 1977 to 1979. He was the Minister of Fisheries from 1972–1973 during the cabinet Korvald.
Olsen was active in local politics, serving as mayor of Måsøy Municipality from 1968 to 1972. During the same period, he was also a member of the Finnmark county council.
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Norwegian politician (1921-1979)
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Trygve Olsen was born on 11 November 1921 in Måsøy Municipality.
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Trygve Olsen died on 17 April 1979.
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Trygve Olsen was a politician.
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