- Jan Petersen
[
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake along with volunteers and embassy staff at the Norwegian Ambassador's residence in Bangkok onJanuary 8 ,2005 ]Jan Petersen (born
11 June 1946 inOslo ) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from
Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. From 2001 to 2005, when thesecond cabinet Bondevik held office, Petersen was Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this period his seat in parliament was taken byAndré Oktay Dahl .On the local level Petersen was a member of
Oppegård municipal council from 1967 to 1983, serving as mayor from 1975 to 1981.He chaired the Conservative Party from 1994 to 2004. From 1971 to 1973 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives ("Unge Høyre"), the youth wing of the Conservative Party.
Outside of politics, Petersen has a
cand.jur. degree from theUniversity of Oslo in 1973. Before entering national politics he worked for a few years in theNorwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).References
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