Gunnar Jakobsen (7 January 1916 – 22 April 1992) was a Norwegian banker and politician for the

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. He was born in

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, where he went to

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, commerce school and banking school. He was hired by the

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Tromsøysundets Sparebank in 1938 and was their CEO from 1960. Multiple banks consolidated into Sparebanken Nord, where Jakobsen was CEO until his retirement. Jakobsen was a leading banker in Troms, being chairman of

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's regional branch,

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's local branch and several businesses in the city. A leading cultural figure in Tromsø, he also chaired the boards of Troms Folkemuseum, the Nordnorsk Musikkonservatorium and the Sandnessund Bridge Authority. He chaired the Troms Liberal Party and was a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 1958 to 1961, albeit without meeting in parliamentary session.

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1916 births 1992 deaths Norwegian bankers politicians from Tromsø Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub