Finn Kristensen

Finn Kristensen (born 24 July 1936) is a Norwegian electrician, trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Industry in 1981, from 1986–1988 and from 1992-1993 and Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1990-1992. He was also an MP for Telemark from 1969 to 1985.

Finn Kristensen
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office
3 November 1990 – 31 December 1992
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byEivind Reiten
Succeeded byGrete Faremo (1996)
Minister of Industry
In office
4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byLars Skytøen
Succeeded byJens-Halvard Bratz
In office
9 May 1986 – 31 December 1987
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byPetter Thomassen
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
1 January 1988 – 16 October 1989
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPetter Thomassen
In office
4 September 1992 – 7 October 1993
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byOle Knapp
Succeeded byJens Stoltenberg
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1969 – 30 September 1985
ConstituencyTelemark
Personal details
Born (1936-07-24) 24 July 1936
Brevik, Telemark, Norway
Political partyLabour

He was born in Brevik as a son of welder Bjarne Kornelius Kristensen (1912–1946) and cleaner Jenny Therese Eikefjord (1914–1989). He took a basic training as an electrician, beginning an apprenticeship in 1950. After four years of apprenticeship at Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk, he took one year at the Oslo School of Elementary Technics and learned strong current. He worked at sea for one year, and was then back at Dalen Portland from 1958 to 1962.

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