15 Facts About Guttorm Hansen

Guttorm Hansen was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Labour Party.

Guttorm Hansen started his career as a mechanic, but after 1945 he was a journalist and editor of magazines and newspapers.

Guttorm Hansen was the President of the Storting for two of these terms, from 1973 to 1981.

Guttorm Hansen was known as a prolific book writer, many of his books having a direct connection to his political life.

Guttorm Hansen was born in Namsos as the son of mechanic Hakon Hansen and housewife Agnes Selnes.

Guttorm Hansen then worked as editor-in-chief of Firdaposten from 1948 to 1951 and as a journalist in Namdal Arbeiderblad from 1951 to 1961.

Guttorm Hansen started his party political career in the Workers' Youth League, and sat in its central committee as secretary from 1947 to 1948.

Guttorm Hansen would be re-elected on five occasions, his last term ending in 1985.

Guttorm Hansen was regarded by himself and others as a legislator first and foremost, and in 1985 the newspaper Dagbladet labelled him "the last Eidsvoll man".

Guttorm Hansen was a member of several public boards and committees, chairing Statens naturvernrad from 1963 to 1965 and the board of Direktoratet for vilt og ferskvannsfisk from 1977 to 1980.

Guttorm Hansen chaired the board of Fosdalen Bergverk from 1975 to 1977, and was a member of the board of DNO, Det Norske Luftfartsselskap from 1974 to 1977 and Aschehoug from 1977 to 1985.

Guttorm Hansen was a supporter of NATO and the European Community, chairing the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1966 to 1985 and being a board member of the European Movement in Norway from 1971 to 1975.

Guttorm Hansen wrote several books, mostly debate books on foreign policy and security policy.

Guttorm Hansen published several memoirs about his time in politics and the Parliament: Der er det godt a sitte, Fra min plass.

Guttorm Hansen was married to Karin Johanne Johnsen since December 1947.