Kjell Opseth Explained

Kjell Opseth
Office:Minister of Local Government
Term Start:25 October 1996
Term End:17 October 1997
Primeminister:Thorbjørn Jagland
Predecessor:Gunnar Berge
Successor:Ragnhild Haarstad
Office2:Minister of Transport and Communications
Term Start2:3 November 1990
Term End2:25 October 1996
Predecessor2:Lars Gunnar Lie
Successor2:Sissel Rønbeck
Office3:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start3:1 October 1981
Term End3:30 September 2001
Birth Name:Kjell Olav Opseth
Birth Date:2 January 1936
Birth Place:Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Death Place:Førde, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Spouse:Hjørdis Årberg [1]
Party:Labour

Kjell Olav Opseth (2 January 1936 – 3 December 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1990–1996 and Minister of Local Government Affairs 1996–1997.[2] As Transport Minister, he once observed of advertising hoardings featuring model Anna Nicole Smith that "on her own [she] is not a traffic hazard. It depends where she is."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kjell Opseth . no . Store Norske Leksikon . 4 December 2017 . 25 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Opseth, Kjell (1936-). Stortinget.no. no. 8 January 2010.
  3. Daily Telegraph, 'Quotes of the Year', 29 December 1993