Kjell Opseth

Photo: Harry Wad (2007)

Kjell Olav Opseth (born 2 January 1936) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1990-1996 and Minister of Local Government Affairs 1996-1997.^[1] 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."^[2]

References

↑ "Opseth, Kjell ( 1936- )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
↑ Daily Telegraph, 'Quotes of the Year', 29 December 1993

Political offices
Preceded by Gunnar Berge	Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development 1996–1997	Succeeded by Ragnhild Haarstad
Preceded by Lars Gunnar Lie	Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications 1990–1996	Succeeded by Sissel Rønbeck

Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway)

Olsen (1948–58)
Cappelen (1958–63)
Skogly (1963)
Lyngstad (1963)
Haugland (1963–65)
Seip (1965–70)
Rognlien (1970–71)
Nordli (1971–72)
Skipnes (1972–73)
Aune (1973–78)
Nilsen (1978–79)
Valle (1979–80)
Andreassen (1980–81)
Rettedal (1981–86)
Haraldseth (1986–87)
Engseth (1987–88)
Borgen (1988–89)
Rettedal (1989–90)
Borgen (1990–92)
Berge (1992–96)
Opseth (1996–97)
Queseth Haarstad (1997–99)
Enoksen (1999–2000)
Brustad (2000–01)
Solberg (2001–05)
Haga (2005–07)
Kleppa (2007–09)
Navarsete (2009–13)
Sanner (2013–)

Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications

Langhelle (1945–52)
Jakob Martin Pettersen (1952–55)
Varmann (1955–60)
Bratteli (1960–63)
Leiro (1963)
Bratteli (1963–64)
Hilme (1964–65)
Kyllingmark (1965–71)
Steen (1971–72)
Austrheim (1972–73)
Lorentzen (1973–76)
Christiansen (1976–78)
Jordahl (1978–79)
Bye (1979–81)
Koppernæs (1981–83)
Jakobsen (1983–86)
Borgen (1986–88)
Engseth (1988–89)
Lie (1989–90)
Opseth (1990–96)
Rønbeck (1996–97)
Dørum (1997–99)
Fjærvoll (1999–2000)
Gustavsen (2000–01)
Skogsholm (2001–05)
Navarsete (2005–09)
Kleppa (2009–12)
Arnstad (2012–13)
Solvik-Olsen (2013–)

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