Jan Henry T. Olsen Explained

Jan Henry T. Olsen
Office:Minister of Fisheries
Term Start:4 September 1992
Term End:25 October 1996
Primeminister:Gro Harlem Brundtland
Predecessor:Oddrunn Pettersen
Successor:Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen
Office2:County Mayor of Troms
Term Start2:1 January 1992
Term End2:4 September 1992
Predecessor2:Kirsten Myklevoll
Successor2:Gunn Langaas
Birth Name:Jan Henry Tungeland Olsen
Birth Date:20 August 1956
Birth Place:Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Labour
Spouse:Laila Lanes
Children:3

Jan Henry Tungeland Olsen (20 August 1956 – 10 July 2018) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Fisheries from 1992 to 1996.[1] He got the nickname "No-fish Olsen" during the negotiations of a possible membership for Norway in the European Union, when he said he was not going to give a single fish to the EU.

In March 2008, Olsen told the Norwegian newspaper Nordlys that at the age of 51 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Laila Lanes, published the book "Skynd deg å elske" in 2009, chronicling his life and his struggle with Alzheimer's. A documentary was released in 2011, showing the former politician's battle with the disease over the span of twelve months. Olsen spent his final years in hospice care. He died from the disease on 10 July 2018, aged 61.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olsen, Jan Henry T. (1956-). Stortinget.no. Norwegian. 8 January 2010.
  2. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/qndooe/tidligere-fiskeriminister-jan-henry-olsen-er-doed VG.no