Jan Helge Jansen (1 July 1937 – 7 May 2024) was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party.

Biography

Jansen was born in

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as a son of self-made businessman Harald Jansen (1903–1985) and housewife Helene Valvatne (1906–1987). He enrolled as a student in 1957, and graduated from the

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with the

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degree in 1965. While studying he chaired the Conservative Students' Association in 1961 and the

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for half a year in 1964. He took the practical priest education in 1966, and after serving in

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in 1967 he worked as a

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from 1968 to 2003. He was a member of

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city council from 1971 to 1985 and 1991 to 1999. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 1977–1981, was elected in the 1981 election and served one term. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs. He chaired the Conservative Party branch in Telemark from 1976 to 1986, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board during the same period. Jansen died on 7 May 2024, at the age of 86.Jan Helge Jansen døde i går

References

1937 births 2024 deaths Clergy from Bergen People from Skien University of Oslo alumni Norwegian priest-politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark Members of the Storting 1985–1989 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub