Thorbjorn BERNTSEN

Background

BERNTSEN, Thorbjorn was born on April 15, 1935 in Oslo, Norway.

Education

Technical college; Officers Training School, 1955-1956.

Career

Information Secretary, Norwegian Union of Iron and Metalworkers, section 1, Oslo, 1965-1966. Member, Committee of Representatives, Oslo Labour Party, since 1962, Leader, 1976-1982. Chairman, later Deputy Chairman, Oslo Municipal Consultative Committee for Trade and Industry, 1969-1983.

Member, Standing Committee on Local Government and the Environment, 1973, Chairman, 1989-1990. Member of Parliament, since 1977. Deputy Leader, Labour Party, since 1989.

Minister of Environment. Ship’s plumber, Nylands Shipyard, 1951-1966.

Works

• Other Work

  • KJar tale. Fra dokk til ting, 1988.

Connections

Spouse Adda Bemtsen.