Sigbjørn Johnsen
Norwegian politician
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| Intro | Norwegian politician | |
| Places | Norway | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 October 1950, Lillehammer | |
| Age | 74 years | |
| Star sign | Libra |
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Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1 October 1950 in Lillehammer, Norway) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and was Norwegian Minister of Finance in the periods 1990-1996 and 2009-2013.
He is a former member of parliament and County Governor of Hedmark from 1997 to 2009. He was member of parliament for Hedmark between 1977 and 1997 and was the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1996 during the Brundtland's Third Cabinet. He made a comeback in national politics when again he became Minister of Finance in 2009 Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet.
He was also the deputy chairman of the Workers' Youth League between 1975 and 1977.