Henry Karlsen
Henry Nikolai Karlsen (15 April 1912 – 11 October 1975) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark during the terms 1950–1953, 1958–1961 and 1961–1965.
Born in Nord-Varanger, Karlsen was mayor of Nord-Varanger municipality from 1945 to 1963. When the municipality was incorporated into Vadsø, Karlsen was mayor of that municipality from 1963 to 1972. A member of the county committee in Finnmark from 1951, he became the first county mayor in 1963, and served until his death in 1975.
Outside politics he worked as a local bureaucrat from 1953 to 1968, and as a fisher and farmer.
References
- "Henry Karlsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Preceded by position created |
County mayor of Finnmark 1963–1975 |
Succeeded by Axel Samuelsberg |
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