Jakob Martin Pettersen (11 April 1899 – 8 February 1970) was a Norwegian

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for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952–1955. Born in Bergen to a factory worker and his wife, Pettersen studied chemistry at Bergen tekniske skole (now part of

Bergen University College Western Norway University of Applied Sciences () or HVL is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in January 2017 through the merging of formerly independent colleges across five campuses: Bergen, Førde, Haugesund, Sog ...

). He started working in Odda in 1921; from 1924 to 1945 he worked as a chemist at

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.Jakob Martin Pettersen
Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 29 September 2013 In 1928, he became a member of the municipal council of Odda and he served as vice-mayor from 1932 to 1940. He was elected mayor in 1945 and held the position to 1947. He was elected to the

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in 1945 and served to 1965; from 1959 as vice-president of

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. From 1952 to 1955, he was Minister of Transport and Communications. He held leadership and other elected positions in several temperance organisations.Pettersen, Jakob Martin ( 1899-1970 )
Stortinget.no. Retrieved 29 September 2013

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1899 births 1970 deaths Government ministers of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of transport and communications of Norway Bergen University College alumni Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1958–1961 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub