Trygve Olsen | |
Office: | Minister of Fisheries |
Term Start: | 18 October 1972 |
Term End: | 16 October 1973 |
Primeminister: | Lars Korvald |
Predecessor: | Magnus Andersen |
Successor: | Eivind Bolle |
Office2: | Mayor of Måsøy Municipality |
Term Start2: | 1968 |
Term End2: | 1972 |
Birth Name: | Trygve Jens Asbjørn Olsen |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1921 |
Birth Place: | Måsøy, Finnmark, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Party: | Centre |
Occupation: | Fisher Politician |
Trygve Jens Asbjørn Olsen (11 November 1921 - 17 April 1979) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark, Norway.
Trygve Olsen was the son of Parliament member Johannes Olai Olsen, but was not elected to parliament himself. Instead, he worked as a fisherman starting in 1939. He served on the board of Norges Råfisklag from 1958 to 1966, and was chairman of Fiskebåtredernes forbund from 1977 to 1979. He was the Minister of Fisheries from 1972 - 1973 during the cabinet Korvald.
Olsen was active in local politics, serving as mayor of Måsøy Municipality from 1968 to 1972. During the same period, he was also a member of the Finnmark county council.