Torkel Wetterhus (born 29 June 1944) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician. A forester by education, he works as a farmer. He has been

chairman of the board The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a Board of directors, board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by ...

Sparebanken NOR Union Bank of Norway branded as Sparebanken NOR was Norway's largest savings bank between 1990 and 1999. The bank was created as a merger between Sparebanken ABC and four other regional savings banks. The new bank had its headquarters in Oslo and ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

and of

Norske Skog Norske Skog ASA, formerly Norske Skogindustrier ASA, which translates as ''Norwegian Forest Industries'', is a Norwegian pulp and paper company established in 1962. The company has long been one of the world's leading manufacturers of newsprint ...

, and a member of the board of the DnB NOR Savings Bank Foundation,

nationwide,

Gjensidige NOR Gjensidige NOR was a Norwegian bank and insurance company that was in existence between 1999 and 2003. The company was created when the two savings banks Sparebanken NOR (bank) and Gjensidige (insurance) were merged in 1999. In 2002 Norwegian ...

, the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association () is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Minis ...

and the

Norwegian Forest Owners Association Norwegian Forest Owners Association () is an association representing 43,000 owners of forest in Norway. The main functions of the organisation is to assist the members, who are mostly farmers, to manage their forest. This includes forestry plans, ...

. As a politician he is a former deputy mayor of

Nore og Uvdal Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg. The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of ...

municipality and member of Buskerud

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. He was a member of the Conservative Party from 1971, but left the party in 2004. He later joined the Centre Party.

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1944 births Living people Norwegian businesspeople Norske Skog people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Centre Party (Norway) politicians Buskerud politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub