Magnus Andersen (politician)

Magnus Kristoffer Andersen (20 March 1916 in Andøy – 11 December 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1963-1965 and again from January to October 1972.

Magnus Andersen
Minister of Fisheries
In office 24 January 1972 – 18 October 1972
Prime Minister	Trygve Bratteli
Preceded by	Knut Hoem
Succeeded by	Trygve Olsen
In office 25 September 1963 – 12 October 1965
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen
Preceded by	Onar Onarheim
Succeeded by	Oddmund Myklebust
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1965 – 30 September 1973
Constituency	Nordland
Personal details
Born	Magnus Kristoffer Andersen 20 March 1916 Andøy, Nordland, Norway
Died	11 December 1994 (aged 78) Bø, Nordland, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Josie Lovise Steffensen ​ ​ (m. 1939)​
Occupation	Fisherman Politician

Andersen worked as a fisher until 1955, when he became chairman of Norges Fiskarlag (Union of Norwegian Fishers), where he had been a member of the board since 1951. He served as chairman of the organisation until 1963. This year Andersen became Minister of Fisheries in the fourth cabinet Gerhardsen (25 September 1963 - 12 October 1965). He served again in the same position in the first cabinet Bratteli from 24 January 1972, upon the resignation of Knut Hoem, until the dissolution of the government on 18 October.

After this he sat two periods in the Norwegian Parliament for Nordland. In the first period he was a member of the expanded Foreign Affairs and Constitutional Committee, and vice-chairman of the Shipping and Fishery Committee. In the second period he was vice-chairman of Fullmaktskomiteen (the Plenipotentiary Committee), in addition to serving on the same committees as in the last period.

Andersen also served on a number of different boards of directors throughout a long political career. Amongst other things he was chairman of the board of the Norwegian Postal Service in the period 1974 to 1982. In local politics he served one term in the executive committee of Bø municipality council, from 1951 to 1955.

References

• "Magnus Andersen" (in Norwegian). Storting.