Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (23 February 1913 – 7 July 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipalities of Norway, municipality and List of towns and cities in Norway, town on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. As of December 2023, the municipality of Haugesund has a population of 37,855. The vast majority of ...

. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1958–1961. On 5 June 1970, he was appointed

Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

during the centre-right

cabinet Borten Borten's Cabinet governed Norway between 12 October 1965 and 17 March 1971. The cabinet was led by Per Borten and consisted of the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party, the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party, the Liberal Party (Norway ...

, replacing Otto Grieg Tidemand who on the same day became

Minister of Trade and Shipping The minister of trade and shipping () was a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Trade and Shipping. The position was created on 6 December 1947 when the position of minister of trade and industry was split into a portfolio ...

. Hellesen held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971. Hellesen was a member of

city council from 1945 to 1963, serving as mayor in from 1955 to 1959. He served as County Governor of Rogaland from 1968 to 1973.

References

* 1913 births 2005 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Rogaland County governors of Norway People from Haugesund Ministers of defence of Norway Members of the Storting 1965–1969 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub