Alf Ivar Samuelsen (28 February 1942 – 16 September 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in

Flakstad Flakstad is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg. Other villages include Fredvang, Napp, Nusfjo ...

as a son of

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and fisher Ingleiv Samuelsen (1908–1964) and housewife Amy Pedersen (1906–2002). He received his teacher's education at Bodø Teacher's College from 1972 to 1974, and studied history there as well from 1983 to 1984. Samuelsen was a member of Flakstad

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from 1975 to 1987, serving as mayor from 1986 to 1987. He chaired the local chapter of his party from 1990 to 1994, and the regional chapter from 1994 to 1995. He was a county council member in Nordland from 1991 to 1999, and was county mayor of Nordland from 1995 to 1999. From 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the county cabinet. He was elected to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

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, having previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1993–1997. He was a member of the

Preparatory Credentials Committee The Preparatory Credentials Committee ( no, Stortingets fullmaktskomité) is a special committee of the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the ...

and the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs during his entire term, and also the

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs ( no, Utenrikskomiteen) is a defunct committee of the Norwegian Parliament responsible for matters related to foreign policy, development assistance, international agreements, Svalbard and the Norwegian polar ...

(until 2008) and the

Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs The Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs ( no, Arbeids- og sosialkomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in ...

(from 2008). He was not re-elected in

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. Samuelsen died in a tractor accident on 16 September 2014 in Flakstad. He was 72.Tidligere stortingsmann og ordfører døde i ulykke
''hegnar.no'' (16 september 2014)

References

1942 births 2014 deaths Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nordland Chairmen of County Councils of Norway University of Nordland alumni People from Flakstad Road incident deaths in Norway Farming accident deaths 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub