Henrik J. Lisæth

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Henrik Johan Lisæth (born 11 March 1933 in Bergen) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.

He graduated from the Leeds College of Commerce in 1957 and from NHH with the siviløkonom degree in 1960. In 1965 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives (Unge Høyre), the youth wing of the Conservative Party. He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 1965 to 1966, during the cabinet Borten.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1965–1969, but met as a regular representative for Edvard Isak Hambro from 1966.

On the local level he was a member of Bergen city council during the term 1963–1967. He later became deputy mayor from 1983 to 1985, then mayor from 1986 to 1987, before returning as a member from 1987 to 1990. From 1979 to 1983 he was a member of Hordaland county council. He chaired the county party chapter from 1972 to 1975, and the city chapter from 1977 to 1983.

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• Henrik J. Lisæth biography at Stortinget.no (Norwegian)

Preceded by Torstein Lynning	Leader of Norwegian Young Conservatives 1965	Succeeded by Ragnvald Dahl
Preceded by Arne Næss	Mayor of Bergen 1986–1987	Succeeded by Arne Næss