Ansgar Gabrielsen
Ansgar Gabrielsen(born 21 May 1955 inMandal) is a Norwegian consultant and former politician for theConservative Party.
Ansgar Gabrielsen | |
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| Minister of Health and Care Services | |
| In office 18 June 2004 – 17 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Dagfinn Høybråten |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Brustad |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 19 October 2001 – 18 June 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Preceded by | Grete Knudsen |
| Succeeded by | Børge Brende |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1955 Mandal,Vest-Agder,Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Consultant and former politician |
Early life and local politics
[edit]He was born inMandalas a son of Terje Gabrielsen and Astrid Olsen. He is an insurance agent by education and worked in this profession before entering politics. He is also a trained officer in theNorwegian Defence Force.He was a member ofLindesnesmunicipal councilfrom 1983 to 1993, the last six years as mayor.[1]His father Terje Gabrielsen has also been mayor of Lindesnes, from 1975 to 1979.[citation needed]Ansgar Gabrielsen also chaired his county party chapter from 1989 to 1990, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board during the same period.[1]
National politics
[edit]He was elected to theParliament of NorwayfromVest-Agderin1993,and was re-elected on the two following occasions in1997and2001.In 2001 Gabrielsen was appointedMinister of Trade and Industryas a part ofBondevik's Second Cabinet.Following the cabinet reshuffle in 2004 he becameMinister of Health and Care Services.While Gabrielsen was a cabinet member his seat in parliament was taken byPeter Skovholt Gitmark.Bondevik's Second Cabinet fell following the2005 election.[1]
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.[1]
Post-political career
[edit]Gabrielsen moved from Lindesnes when being elected in 1993, and resided atØsterås.[2][3]He also kept his residential address inSpangereid,his constituent district. Towards the end of his cabinet tenure, he was reported as residing in a yacht atAker Bryggein Oslo. In2007he stood for municipal re-election in Lindesnes, and won a seat. However, as it surfaced that he had recently bought an apartment in Oslo, he had to relinquish the seat.[4]
Gabrielsen started his own consultant company in 2006. In 2007 he became chairman of the Special Olympics and theNorwegian Council for Mental Health.[1]
In 2007, Tor Øystein Vaaland, former leader of the Norwegian Council for Mental Health, published the bookBrev til en minister(Letters to a Minister) based on private letters Gabrielsen received while he served as Minister of Health, with a focus on letters from people with psychiatric problems or drug addiction.[5]The book was published in 205,000 copies and distributed to Norwegian healthcare workers.[6]
Gabrielsen was decorated as a Commander of theOrder of St. Olavin 2005.[1]Gabrielsen is married and has four children.
In 2014 was elected as chairman of the board at CSAM Health.[7]
References
[edit]- ^abcdef"Ansgar Gabrielsen"(in Norwegian).Storting.
- ^Hov, Ragnhild (20 October 2001). "Storbyregjeringen Bondevik II".Bergens Tidende(in Norwegian). p. 8.
- ^Alstadheim, Kjetil B.; Grande, Arne (5 November 2001). "Venter på flere eiere".Dagens Næringsliv(in Norwegian). p. 6.
- ^Rasch, Lars Helge."Gabrielsen ikke lokal nok"(in Norwegian). NRK Sørlandet.Retrieved16 April2014.
- ^Kjære minister(in Norwegian)Dagbladet,retrieved 15 July 2013
- ^Kathrine Aspaas (13 December 2013):Årets viktigste bok(in Norwegian)Aftenposten, retrieved 15 July 2013
- ^"Board of Directors – CSAM – the eHealth Company".
Kjell Magne Bondevik(KrF)
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Mandal, Norway
- People from Lindesnes
- Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
- Mayors of places in Vest-Agder
- Members of the Storting
- Ministers of health and care services of Norway
- 21st-century Norwegian politicians
- 20th-century Norwegian politicians
- Ministers of trade and shipping of Norway