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Harald Tom Nesvik
(born 4 May 1966 in
Ă…lesund
,
Norway
) is a
Norwegian politician
. He is a member of the
Progress Party
(FrP) and is perhaps most famous outside Norway for nominating
Tony Blair
and
George W. Bush
for the 2002
Nobel Peace Prize
.
Einar Henry Gerhardsen
(10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a
Norwegian
politician from the
Labour Party of Norway
. He was
Prime Minister
for three periods, 1945 - 1951, 1955 - 1963 and 1963 - 1965.
The
Norwegian Constitution Day
(
parade pictured
) is the
National Day
of
Norway
and is an official
national holiday
each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as
syttende mai
(meaning May Seventeenth), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or
Grunnlovsdagen
(The Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent
[
citation needed
]
. The day marks the
signing of the Norwegian Constitution
in
Eidsvoll
, 17 May 1814.