Jan Petersen

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Jan Petersen speaking to survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake along with volunteers and embassy staff at the Norwegian Ambassador's residence in Bangkok on January 8, 2005

Jan Petersen (born 11 June 1946 in Oslo) 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 the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Petersen was Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this period his seat in parliament was taken by André 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 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 the University of Oslo in 1973. Before entering national politics he worked for a few years in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad).

[edit] References

• Jan Petersen biography at Stortinget.no (Norwegian)

v • d • e Second Cabinet of Kjell Magne Bondevik – 19 October 2001 to 17 October 2005 Jan Petersen (H) • Erna Solberg (H) • Ingjerd Schou (H) 2001–2004 • Dagfinn Høybråten (Krf) • Lars Sponheim (V) • Per-Kristian Foss (H) • Odd Einar Dørum (V) • Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Krf) 2005–2006 • Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Krf) seit 2006• Laila Dåvøy (Krf) • Kristin Clemet (H) • Svein Ludvigsen (H) • Ansgar Gabrielsen (H) • Torild Skogsholm (V) • Kristin Krohn Devold (H) • Børge Brende (H) • Victor D. Norman (H) 2001–2004 • Morten Andreas Meyer (H) 2004–2005 • Einar Steensnæs (Krf) • Thorhild Widvey (H) 2004–2005 • Knut Arild Hareide (Krf) 2004–2005

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