William Engseth

William Engseth (born 1933) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.[1] He was appointed Minister of Local Government Affairs in 1987, and in 1988 he became Minister of Transport and Communications 1988-1989.[1] In 1989 he was elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Troms and held the seat to 1997.[2]

From 1990 to 1994 he was president of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "William Engseth" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/William_Engseth. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  2. ^ a b "William Engseth" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=WE&tab=Biography. 
Preceded by
Leif Haraldseth		 Norwegian Minister of Local Government
1988–1989		 Succeeded by
Kjell Borgen
Preceded by
Kjell Borgen		 Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications
1987–1988		 Succeeded by
Lars Gunnar Lie