Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek
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Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
.
He was born in Bergen
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen
in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had served the term 1950–1953 as a deputy representative, but was promoted to regular representative from 1951 because Nils Langhelle
was appointed to the second cabinet Gerhardsen. On the local level he was a member of Bergen
city council from 1928 to 1930 and 1945 to 1951. He chaired the local party chapter from 1948 to 1951.
In 1958, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen
, he was appointed state secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister
. He lost the position temporarily in 1963, when the cabinet Lyng
held office, but when the fourth cabinet Gerhardsen
held office from 1963 to 1965 Aabrek was again state secretary.
Outside of politics, he graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1926 and worked as a teacher in Skien
, Narvik
and Bergen.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
.
He was born in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had served the term 1950–1953 as a deputy representative, but was promoted to regular representative from 1951 because Nils Langhelle
Nils Langhelle
Nils Langhelle was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Labour 1945-1946, Norway's first Minister of Transport and Communications 1946-1951 and 1951–1952, Minister of Defense 1952-1954, Minister of Trade and Shipping 1954-1955 and President of the Storting from May 7, 1958...
was appointed to the second cabinet Gerhardsen. On the local level he was a member of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
city council from 1928 to 1930 and 1945 to 1951. He chaired the local party chapter from 1948 to 1951.
In 1958, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen
Third cabinet Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet governed Norway between 22 January 1955 and 28 August 1963. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Einar Gerhardsen. It had the following composition:-Cabinet members:-State Secretaries:-References:* - Regjeringen.no...
, he was appointed state secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Office of the Prime Minister is a political and bureaucratic office that assists the Cabinet of Norway and the Prime Minister of Norway in the leadership of the Cabinet and Government. It has since 2005 been led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg . Minister and Chief of Staff is Karl...
. He lost the position temporarily in 1963, when the cabinet Lyng
Cabinet Lyng
Lyng's Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng...
held office, but when the fourth cabinet Gerhardsen
Fourth cabinet Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet governed Norway between 25 September 1963 and 12 October 1965. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Einar Gerhardsen. It had the following composition:-Cabinet members:-State Secretaries:-References:* - Regjeringen.no...
held office from 1963 to 1965 Aabrek was again state secretary.
Outside of politics, he graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1926 and worked as a teacher in Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
, Narvik
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...
and Bergen.