Per Borten

Per Borten
Borten in 1964.
25th Prime Minister of Norway
In office
12 October 1965 – 17 March 1971
MonarchOlav V
Preceded byEinar Gerhardsen
Succeeded byTrygve Bratteli
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1950 – 30 September 1977
ConstituencySør-Trøndelag
President of the Odelsting
In office
9 October 1973 – 30 September 1977
Vice PresidentAase Lionæs
Preceded byHåkon Johnsen
Succeeded byAsbjørn Haugstvedt
In office
6 October 1961 – 30 September 1965
Vice PresidentJakob Martin Pettersen
Preceded byAlv Kjøs
Succeeded byNils Hønsvald
Personal details
Born(1913-04-03)3 April 1913
Flå, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Died20 January 2005(2005-01-20) (aged 91)
Trondheim, Norway
Political partyCentre
SpouseMagnhild Borten (1922–2006)[1][2]
ChildrenKari Borten
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(3 April 1913 – 20 January 2005) was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and the 25th prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet (the Agrarian Party) into today's Centre Party. He was an active opponent of Norway joining the European Union.[3]

  1. ^ "Per Borten f. 03 Apr 1913 ST, Melhus, Flå d. 20 Jan 2005 ST, Trondheim: Hemneslekt".
  2. ^ "Magnhild Borten".
  3. ^ Borten, Per (1913–2005) (Stortingets informasjonshjørne)

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