Arvid Helmer Johanson was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.
12 Facts About Arvid Johanson
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Arvid Johanson served five full terms in the Parliament of Norway, was Norway's second Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1980 to 1981, and outside politics he spent most of his career in the newspaper Halden Arbeiderblad.
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Arvid Johanson was born in Halden as a son of Arvid Martin Johanson and housewife Karla Niemi.
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Arvid Johanson started his career as a journalist in Halden Arbeiderblad in 1947, and remained there for a year.
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Arvid Johanson returned to Halden Arbeiderblad, and remained there for the rest of his career.
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Arvid Johanson underwent studies at the Norwegian Journalist Academy from 1942 to 1953 and at Fircroft College from 1954 to 1955.
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Arvid Johanson was a board member of the county chapter of the Norwegian Press Association from 1954 to 1955.
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Arvid Johanson was elected as a member of Halden municipal council from 1959 to 1963.
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Towards the end of his fifth full term in Parliament, Arvid Johanson was appointed as Minister of Petroleum and Energy.
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Arvid Johanson lost his position when the centre-right Willoch's First Cabinet took over 1981.
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Arvid Johanson was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1982, and served until 1993.
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Arvid Johanson chaired the county chapter of the Association of Norwegian Editors from 1987 to 1990.