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Finn Kristensen | |
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Minister of Petroleum and Energy | |
In office 3 November 1990 – 31 December 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Preceded by | Eivind Reiten |
Succeeded by | Grete Faremo (1996) |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Preceded by | Lars Skytøen |
Succeeded by | Jens-Halvard Bratz |
In office 9 May 1986 – 31 December 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Preceded by | Petter Thomassen |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office 1 January 1988 – 16 October 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Petter Thomassen |
In office 4 September 1992 – 7 October 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Preceded by | Ole Knapp |
Succeeded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 October 1969 – 30 September 1985 | |
Constituency | Telemark |
Personal details | |
Born | Brevik, Telemark, Norway | 24 July 1936
Political party | Labour |
Finn Kristensen (born 24 July, 1936) is a Norwegian electrician, trade unionist, and politician affiliated with the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Industry in 1981, from 1986 to1988, and from 1992 to 1993. Additionally, he was the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1990 to 1992. Kristensen represented Telemark as a Member of Parliament from 1969 to 1985.
Born in Brevik, he was the son of welder Bjarne Kornelius Kristensen (1912–1946) and cleaner Jenny Therese Eikefjord (1914–1989). kristensen began his basic training as an electrician in 1950, starting an apprenticeship at Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk. After completing his four-year apprenticeship, he spent a year studying strong current at the Oslo School of Elementary Technics. He then worked at sea for a year before returning to Dalen Portland, where he worked from 1958 to 1962.[1]