Kjell Opseth
Kjell Opseth | |
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 Opseth in 2009. | |
| Minister of Local Government | |
| In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Gunnar Berge |
| Succeeded by | Ragnhild Haarstad |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 3 November 1990 – 25 October 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Lars Gunnar Lie |
| Succeeded by | Sissel Rønbeck |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 2001 | |
| Constituency | Sogn og Fjordane |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kjell Olav Opseth 2 January 1936 |
| Died | 3 December 2017 (aged 81) Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse | Hjørdis Årberg (m. 1963)[1] |
Kjell Olav Opseth (2 January 1936 – 3 December 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.[2] He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1990–1996 and Minister of Local Government Affairs 1996–1997.[3] As Transport Minister, he once observed of advertising hoardings featuring model Anna Nicole Smith that "on her own [she] is not a traffic hazard. It depends where she is."[4] He died on 3 December 2017 aged 81.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kjell Opseth" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Kobbeltveit, Olav (14 September 2026), "Kjell Opseth", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 6 October 2026
- ^ "Opseth, Kjell ( 1936- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 'Quotes of the Year', 29 December 1993
- ^ Løseth, Sigurd (3 December 2017). "– Har sett djupe spor etter seg både nasjonalt og lokalt". Firda (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ^ Junge, Foto; scanpix, Heiko / NTB (3 December 2017). "Samferdselskjempen Kjell Opseth er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 October 2026.
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