Jan Petersen

Politician

1946 –

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Who is Jan Petersen?

Jan Petersen 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 Conservative Party from 1994 to 2004. From 1971 to 1973 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives, 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. He is the current Norwegian ambassador to Austria.

In 2004, Petersen was appointed a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav.

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Born
Jun 11, 1946
Oslo
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Education
  • University of Oslo

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on July 23, 2013

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