Ragnar Christiansen | |
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| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 15 January 1976 – 11 January 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Annemarie Lorentzen |
| Succeeded by | Asbjørn Jordahl |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Ole Myrvoll |
| Succeeded by | Jon Ola Norbom |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 January 1958 – 30 September 1977 | |
| Constituency | Buskerud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ragnar Karl Viktor Christiansen (1922-12-28)28 December 1922 Drammen, Norway |
| Died | 17 February 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 96) |
| Political party | Labour |
Ragnar Karl Viktor Christiansen (28 December 1922 inDrammen – 17 February 2019)[1] was aNorwegian politician for theLabour Party.
He served as a deputy representative to theParliament of Norway during the terms 1950–1953 and 1954–1957.[2] When taking seat as a deputy in Parliament in 1950, at the age of 27 he was the youngest MP in Norway ever.[3] He was later elected to Parliament fromBuskerud in1957, and was re-elected four times to serve five terms.[2]
Christiansen held several ministerial portfolios through the years; he was appointedMinister of Finance in 1971–1972 duringBratteli's First Cabinet andMinister of Transport and Communications in 1976–1978 duringNordli's Cabinet. During the first tenure he was replaced in Parliament byEgil Solin Ranheim; during the second period he was replaced byOlaf Øen.[2]
On the local level he was a member ofNedre Eikermunicipal council from 1945 to 1959, serving as mayor during the term 1955–1957. From 1955 to 1957 he was also a member ofBuskerudcounty council. He chaired the local party chapter for several periods, and the county chapter from 1955 to 1956.[2]
Outside politics he spent his career in theNorwegian State Railways. He started as errand boy in 1940 and left in 1977 as a managing clerk. His career ended with the post ofCounty Governor of Buskerud, which he held from 1979 to 1989.[2]
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| Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Finance 1971–1972 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications 1976–1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | County Governor of Buskerud 1979–1989 | Succeeded by |
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