12 Facts About Arne Rettedal

Arne Rettedal was a Norwegian engineer, businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

Arne Rettedal is best known as the Minister of Local Government and Labour from 1981 to 1986, mayor of Stavanger from 1965 to 1967 and 1972 to 1981 and county mayor of Rogaland from 1988 to 1991.

Arne Rettedal was born in Madla as a son of farmer Ola Rettedal and Rakel Kristine Berge.

Arne Rettedal finished his secondary education in 1947, and enrolled at the Norwegian Institute of Technology where he graduated in engineering in 1957.

Arne Rettedal worked four years as an engineer before he started his own consulting company.

Arne Rettedal was a member of Rogaland county council from 1967 to 1981, serving as deputy county mayor from 1967 to 1971.

Arne Rettedal was a member of Statoil's corporate council from 1975.

Arne Rettedal is known for the numerous labour conflicts in the petroleum industry during his period.

Also, from 1990 to 1995 Rettedal was the board chairman of the Norwegian State Railways, where he again went through labour-related conflicts, this time with the Norwegian Union of Railway Workers leader Leif Thue.

Arne Rettedal stood for mayoral election in 1995, but his candidacy was not voted upon in the county council.

Arne Rettedal was married since 1954, and died on 28 December 2001 in Stavanger.

Arne Rettedal was portrayed by actor Vegar Hoel in the Norwegian series Lykkeland.