Photo: GAD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Jan Petersen

Norwegian politician (born 1946)

Jan Petersen (born 11 June 1946, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Petersen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Petersen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 11, 1946.¹

About

He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. From 2001 to 2005, Petersen was Minister of Foreign Affairs in Bondevik's Second Cabinet. During this period his seat in parliament was held 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 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 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). From 2009 to 2014 he served as Norway's ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna. He retired in 2014.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Petersen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Conservative Party of NorwayChair 1994 to 2004¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Oslo³

Career

Occupation: politician, jurist, diplomat.⁶

2009 to 2014Ambassador of Norway to Austria⁴
2005 to 2009Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
2001 to 2005Foreign Minister of Norway⁴
2001 to 2005Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1997 to 2001Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1994 to 2004Party leader, Conservative Party of Norway⁴
1994 to 2004Chair, Conservative Party of Norway⁵
1993 to 1997Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1989 to 1993Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1985 to 1989Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1981 to 1985Member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1976 to 1981Mayor of Oppegård⁴
1973 to 1977Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway⁴
1971 to 1973President of Norwegian Young Conservatives⁴

Personal life

BornJun 11, 1946, Oslo⁷
CitizenshipNorway⁸

Awards

Date not recordedCommander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland⁹
Date not recordedCommander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas⁹
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary⁹
Date not recordedKnight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav⁹
Date not recordedOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class⁹
Date not recordedOrder of the Three Stars, 2nd Class⁹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataJan Petersen on Wikidata
2
WikipediaJan Petersen on Wikipedia
3
WikidataJan Petersen: education, on Wikidata
4
WikidataJan Petersen: President of Norwegian Young Conservatives, on Wikidata
5
WikidataJan Petersen: Chair, Conservative Party of Norway, on Wikidata
6
WikidataJan Petersen: occupation, on Wikidata
7
WikidataJan Petersen: place of birth, on Wikidata
8
WikidataJan Petersen: citizenship, on Wikidata
9
WikidataJan Petersen: award, on Wikidata
10
WikidataJan Petersen: IMDb, on Wikidata
11
WikidataConservative Party of Norway, Chair
12
Wikimedia CommonsJan Petersen photo by GAD, CC BY-SA 3.0