Guttorm Hansen | |
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| President of the Storting | |
| In office 9 October 1973 – 30 September 1981 | |
| Monarch | Olav V |
| Prime Minister | Lars Korvald Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Vice President | Svenn Stray |
| Preceded by | Leif Granli |
| Succeeded by | Per Hysing-Dahl |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1961 – 30 September 1985 | |
| Constituency | Nord-Trøndelag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1920 Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway |
| Died | 2 April 2009 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
Guttorm Hansen (3 November 1920 – 2 April 2009) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Labour Party. He started his career as a mechanic, but after 1945 he was a journalist and editor of magazines and newspapers. Via local politics in his native Namsos he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1961, serving six terms in total. He was the President of the Storting for two of these terms, from 1973 to 1981. He was also known as a prolific book writer, many of his books having a direct connection to his political life.