Svein Ludvigsen

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Svein Harald Ludvigsen (born 18 July 1946) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Ludvigsen was born in Hillesøy, the son of a fishing boat captain.^[1] Before entering politics Ludvigsen worked as a businessman and local banker. On the local level Ludvigsen was a member of the executive committee of Tromsø municipal council in the periods 1971–1975, 1979–1983 and 1987–1989. He has chaired the municipal and county party chapters, and from 1990 to 1991 he was deputy leader of the Conservative Party nationwide.^[1]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1989, and was re-elected on two occasions. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Ludvigsen was Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. In 2001 he was appointed County Governor of Troms, but because of his job as cabinet minister he assumed the office on 17 January 2006.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ludvigsen, Svein ( 1946- )". Stortinget.no. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

External links

"Svein Ludvigsen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.

Political offices
Preceded by Otto Gregussen	Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs 2001–2005	Succeeded by Helga Pedersen
Preceded by Vilgunn Gregusson (acting)	County Governor of Troms 2006–present	Incumbent

v t e Second Cabinet of Kjell Magne Bondevik

Jan Petersen (H) Erna Solberg (H) Ingjerd Schou (H) 2001–04 Dagfinn Høybråten (Krf) Lars Sponheim (V) Per-Kristian Foss (H) Odd Einar Dørum (V) Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Krf) 2005–06 Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Krf) 2001–05 Laila Dåvøy (Krf) Kristin Clemet (H) Svein Ludvigsen (H) Ansgar Gabrielsen (H) Torild Skogsholm (V) Kristin Krohn Devold (H) Børge Brende (H) Victor D. Norman (H) 2001–04 Morten Andreas Meyer (H) 2004–05 Einar Steensnæs (Krf) Thorhild Widvey (H) 2004–05 Knut Arild Hareide (Krf) 2004–05

Current County Governors of Norway

Governors

Aust-Agder Øystein Djupedal
Buskerud: Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Finnmark: Gunnar Kjønnøy
Hedmark: Sylvia Brustad
Hordaland Lars Sponheim
Møre og Romsdal: Lodve Solholm
Nordland: Hill-Marta Solberg
Nord-Trøndelag: Inge Ryan
Oppland: Kristin Hille Valla
Oslo and Akershus: Hans Røsjorde
Rogaland: Harald Thune
Sogn og Fjordane: Oddvar Flæte
Sør-Trøndelag: Kåre Gjønnes
Telemark: Kari Nordheim-Larsen
Troms: Svein Ludvigsen
Vestfold: Erling Lae
Østfold: Anne Enger

Persondata
Name	Ludvigsen, Svein
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Short description	Norwegian politician
Date of birth	18 July 1946
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