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'''Odd Rikard Olsen''' (1947 – 10 April 2012) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]. |
'''Odd Rikard Olsen''' (born [[18. June]] [[1947]] – 10 April 2012) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]. |
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He was born in [[Tromsø]] and grew up in [[Kvænangen]]. After the [[examen artium]] he started working as an office clerk in [[Hammerfest]] in 1968. He was later hired as a journalist in ''[[Finnmarksposten]]'', ''[[Bladet Tromsø]]'', ''[[Aftenposten]]'' and the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]. He was then editor-in-chief of ''[[Sør-Varanger Avis]]'' from 1982 to 1990 and ''[[Harstad Tidende]]'' from 1991 to 2004, then political editor in ''Harstad Tidende'' from 2004 until his death.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Odd Rikard Olsen er død|last=Henriksen|first=Kjell Rune|coauthors=Michalsen, Bård Borch|date=12 April 2012|work=[[Harstad Tidende]]|page=8|language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
He was born in [[Tromsø]] and grew up in [[Kvænangen]]. After the [[examen artium]] he started working as an office clerk in [[Hammerfest]] in 1968. He was later hired as a journalist in ''[[Finnmarksposten]]'', ''[[Bladet Tromsø]]'', ''[[Aftenposten]]'' and the [[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]. He was then editor-in-chief of ''[[Sør-Varanger Avis]]'' from 1982 to 1990 and ''[[Harstad Tidende]]'' from 1991 to 2004, then political editor in ''Harstad Tidende'' from 2004 until his death.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|title=Odd Rikard Olsen er død|last=Henriksen|first=Kjell Rune|coauthors=Michalsen, Bård Borch|date=12 April 2012|work=[[Harstad Tidende]]|page=8|language=Norwegian}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:35, 21 August 2012
Odd Rikard Olsen (born 18. June 1947 – 10 April 2012) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Conservative Party.
He was born in Tromsø and grew up in Kvænangen. After the examen artium he started working as an office clerk in Hammerfest in 1968. He was later hired as a journalist in Finnmarksposten, Bladet Tromsø, Aftenposten and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was then editor-in-chief of Sør-Varanger Avis from 1982 to 1990 and Harstad Tidende from 1991 to 2004, then political editor in Harstad Tidende from 2004 until his death.[1]
He has been a board member of the Association of Norwegian Editors. In politics, he was a member of Finnmark county council from 1987 to 1990 and State Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Syse's Cabinet.[1]
He died in April 2012 in his Harstad home.[1]
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