Johan Ulrik Olsen (2 August 1885 – 4 October 1963) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Hitteren as a son of farmer Peder Olsen (1847–1933) og Dorothea Hesnes (1848–1931). He became a journeyman carpenter in 1899, at the age of 14, and worked in that field until 1914, when he started his own fishing business. He was involved in the local branch of the

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, from 1917 to 1918 he was a board member of

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, and from 1913 to 1940 and 1945 to 1947 he was the board chairman of the local newspaper ''

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''. He was a member of

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city council from 1913 to 1951, serving as mayor from 1934 to 1940 and 1945 to 1947. He also chaired the city school board from 1928 to 1933. Olsen was elected to the

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, representing the constituency

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. He was re-elected five times, ending his last term in 1961. From 1948 to 1958 he served as the Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Labour. He was the first to hold this position, Note that in this source, his name is given as Johan Olsen. and served in both

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and

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. As he was not actually present in Parliament while serving as a Minister, his seat was taken by deputies Gottfred Hoem (1948–1950),

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(1950–1954),

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(1954–1956), Arnfinn Severin Roald (1956–1958) and Oscar Andreas Ingebrigtsen (1958–1958). Olsen has been credited for co-founding Utbyggingsfondet for Nord-Norge. He was the chairman of the board from 1952 to 1961, and also a board member of

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from 1946 to 1954.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Ulrik 1885 births 1963 deaths Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Ministers of local government and modernisation of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Kristiansund Norwegian temperance activists Members of the Storting 1934–1936 Members of the Storting 1936–1945 Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1958–1961