Reidar Carlsen (1 July 1908 – 2 May 1987) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

politician for the Labour Party.''Reidar Carlsen'' (Stortingets informasjonshjørne)
/ref> Reidar Carlsen was born in

Bodin Bodin is a parish and former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1968. It was a large municipality encompassing all of the mainland area around the town of Bodø and part of the ...

Nordland county Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, No ...

, Norway. He studied at the National School of Forestry (''Skogskolen'') in the community of

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the ...

(1928–1929). He was Member of

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from 1945 to 1961. He was Minister of Trade 1945–1946, and Minister of Fisheries 1946–1951. He served as Director of the Regional Development Fund 1961–78.

Awards

* Petter Dass Medal (''Petter Dass -medaljen'') - (1955) *

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

- (1968) * King Haakon VII 100-year Medal - (1972)

References

1908 births 1987 deaths Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Innovation Norway people Politicians from Bodø 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub