Paul Ingebretsen (15 October 1904–16 August 1968) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. Ingebretsen was born in the city of

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. He graduated as

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in 1927. He worked as Inspector of Taxes in Stavanger from 1947 to 1958. He was elected to the

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for the

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constituency in 1950 until 1953. He was later re-elected to represent

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

county in 1954 and again in 1958, serving in the parliament until 1961. Accessed on 22 August 2020. Ingebretsen held various positions on the

city council from 1934 to 1955, except for a period between 1940 and 1945 during the

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. He served as County Governor of Rogaland from 1959 until his death in 1968.

References

1904 births 1968 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Stavanger County governors of Norway Members of the Storting 1958–1961 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub