Kjell Opseth
Photo: Harry Wad (2007)
Kjell Olav Opseth (born 2 January 1936) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1990-1996 and Minister of Local Government Affairs 1996-1997.[1] As Transport Minister, he once observed of advertising hoardings featuring model Anna Nicole Smith that "on her own [she] is not a traffic hazard. It depends where she is."[2]
References
- ↑ "Opseth, Kjell ( 1936- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ↑ Daily Telegraph, 'Quotes of the Year', 29 December 1993
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| Preceded by Gunnar Berge |
Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Ragnhild Haarstad |
| Preceded by Lars Gunnar Lie |
Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications 1990–1996 |
Succeeded by Sissel Rønbeck |
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