- Ansgar Gabrielsen
Ansgar Gabrielsen (born
21 May 1951 inMandal ) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from
Vest-Agder in 1993, and was re-elected on the two following occasions.In 2001, during the
second cabinet Bondevik , Gabrielsen was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry. Following the cabinet reshuffle in 2004 he became Minister of Health and Care Services. The second cabinet Bondevik fell following the 2005 election. While Gabrielsen had been a cabinet member his seat in parliament was taken byPeter Skovholt Gitmark .While Minister of Trade and Industry, Gabrielsen was first criticized for his suggestion about a law that requires 40% of the board members in Norwegian companies to be female. The law was passed with the blessing of the socialist parties, but his own party opposed it.
On the local level Gabrielsen was a member of
Lindesnes municipal council from 1983 to 1993, the last six years as mayor. His father Terje Gabrielsen has also been mayor of Lindesnes, from 1975 to 1979. In 2007 Ansgar Gabrielsen was again elected to Lindesnes municipal council, but had to relinquish the seat after moving to Oslo. [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/sorlandet/valg_2007_sorlandet/1.3614547]Gabrielsen is an insurance agent by education and worked in this profession before becoming mayor. He is also a trained officer in the
Norwegian Defence Force . He is married and has four children.References
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