Trygve Haugeland

Summary

Trygve Haugeland (18 March 1914 – 10 December 1998) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.

Trygve Haugeland
Minister of the Environment
In office
18 October 1972 – 5 March 1973
Prime MinisterLars Korvald
Preceded byOlav Gjærevoll
Succeeded byHelga Gitmark
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1958 – 30 September 1961
ConstituencyVest-Agder
Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
4 December 1945 – 31 December 1953
ConstituencyVest-Agder
Personal details
Born(1914-03-18)18 March 1914
Lyngdal, Norway
Died10 December 1998(1998-12-10) (aged 84)
Political partyCentre

Biography edit

He was born in Lyngdal.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1958, but was not re-elected in 1961. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1945–1949 and 1950–1953.

He was the Minister of the Environment in 1972–1973 during the cabinet Korvald. He left the post seven months before the tenure of the cabinet ended.

On the local level he was member of Lyngdal municipality council from 1945 to 1955, serving as deputy mayor from 1947.

References edit

  • "Trygve Haugeland" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Political offices
Preceded by Norwegian Minister of the Environment
1972–1973
Succeeded by