Peter Jon Angelsen (born 6 February 1935) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party (Sp). He was born in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county. He represented Nordland in the Storting for four periods, from 1981 to 1997. He served as Minister of Fisheries in the first government of Kjell Magne Bondevik, from 1997, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation from 1999 until he resigned on 21 January 2000, to be replaced by Lars Peder Brekk. He was said to have resigned due to old age and wanting to let someone new take over.[1]

Peter Angelsen
Minister of Fisheries
In office
17 October 1997 – 21 January 2000
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byKarl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen
Succeeded byLars Peder Brekk
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
16 March 1999 – 21 January 2000
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded byRagnhild Haarstad
Succeeded byKåre Gjønnes
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1981 – 30 September 1997
ConstituencyNordland
Personal details
Born (1935-02-06) 6 February 1935 (age 89)
Vestvågøy, Nordland, Norway
Political partyCentre

References

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  1. ^ "Angelsen ut, Brekk inn" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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