Helge Rognlien

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Helge Rognlien (born 14 January 1920 in Oslo, died 15 July 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

Having graduated as cand.jur. in 1945, his career began with a one-year tenure as civil servant in the Minister of Justice and the Police. From 1946 to 1948 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party.

On 29 August 1970 he was appointed Minister of Local Government during the centre-right cabinet Borten, replacing Helge Seip. Rognlien held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971. In 1972 he again replaced Helge Seip, this time as party chairman of the Liberal Party. He held this position until 1974, when Eva Kolstad took over as the first female party leader in Norway.

Rognlien was a member of Bærum municipality council from 1955 to 1960 and 1967 to 1979, and also of Akershus county council from 1963 to 1975. He never served in the national parliament.

He was a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1966 to 1973.

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• Helge Rognlien biography at Stortinget.no (Norwegian)

Preceded by Aasmund Næs	Chairman of the Young Liberals of Norway 1946–1948	Succeeded by Olaf Erling Kortner
Preceded by Helge Seip	Norwegian Minister of Local Governmnet 1970–1971	Succeeded by Odvar Nordli
Preceded by Helge Seip	Leader of the Liberal Party of Norway 1972–1974	Succeeded by Eva Kolstad