Jan P. Syse

Jan P. Syse
Jan Peder Syse in the late 1980s or early 1990s
31st Prime Minister of Norway
In office
16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990
MonarchOlav V
Preceded byGro Harlem Brundtland
Succeeded byGro Harlem Brundtland
President of the Nordic Council
In office
1 January 1988 – 31 December 1988
Preceded byElsi Hetemäki-Olander
Succeeded byKarin Söder
In office
1 January 1993 – 31 December 1993
Preceded byIlkka Suominen
Succeeded bySten Andersson
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office
22 January 1988 – 20 April 1991
First DeputiesWenche Frogn Sellæg
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg
Second DeputiesPetter Thomassen
Svein Ludvigsen
Preceded byKaci Kullmann Five
Succeeded byKaci Kullmann Five
Minister of Trade and Energy
In office
16 September 1983 – 4 October 1985
Prime MinisterKåre Willoch
Preceded byJens-Halvard Bratz
Succeeded byPetter Thomassen
Conservative Parliamentary Leader
In office
4 October 1985 – 30 September 1989
LeaderErling Norvik
Rolf Presthus
Himself
Preceded byJo Benkow
Succeeded byAnders Talleraas
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1973 – 17 September 1997
ConstituencyOslo
President of the Lagting
In office
11 October 1993 – 17 September 1997
Preceded byHans J. Røsjorde
Succeeded byOdd Holten
State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice and the Police
In office
1 November 1970 – 17 March 1971
Prime MinisterPer Borten
MinisterEgil Endresen
Personal details
Born(1930-11-25)25 November 1930
Nøtterøy, Vestfold, Norway
Died17 September 1997(1997-09-17) (aged 66)
Uranienborg, Oslo, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Else Walstad
(m. 1959)
Children
Parent(s)Peter Syse
Magnhild Bjønnes
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
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Jan Peder Syse (25 November 1930 – 17 September 1997) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician from the Conservative Party. He was the 31st prime minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as the minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985. Syse was the president of the Lagting 1993–1997. Syse was the president of the Nordic Council in 1988 and 1993. He served in the Norwegian parliament for over 25 years until his sudden death from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1997.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Jan P Syse". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Jan P. Syse". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2020.