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Karl Henry Karlsen (10 November 1893 – 15 February 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the
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from
Østfold Østfold () is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other ...
in 1954, but was not re-elected in 1958. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1950–1953, but sat through most of this term as a regular representative, replacing Anton Berge who died in July 1951. Born in Fredrikshald, Karlsen was a member of the executive committee of Tune
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between 1925 and 1937, and served as mayor from 1937 to 1941 and 1945 to 1971. He chaired the local party chapter from 1923 to 1926. He was also a long-time member of Østfold
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. Outside politics he had education from 1912 as a mechanic. From 1930 to 1963 he was the manager of Greåker Cellulosefabrik, a
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factory at
GreÃ¥ker GreÃ¥ker is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located 7 km west of the city centre. Before 1992 GreÃ¥ker was a part of Tune municipality. It is on the river Glomma between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ...
. He was involved in his trade union, and was also especially concerned about the fight against
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1893 births 1979 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold Norwegian trade unionists Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub