Arne Næss (politician)
Arne Næss (21 February 1925 – 13 December 2009) was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was elected to Bergen city council in 1964, became deputy mayor in 1976 and mayor in 1984. He was Bergen's first Christian Democratic mayor.[1] He served as mayor from 1984 to 1985 and 1988 to 1989.[2]
Næss was a board member of the Bergen International Festival, the Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate,[1] and the company that regulates the Askøy Bridge.[3] In Motorførernes Avholdsforbund he was a board member from 1956 to 1968 and chaired the central committee from 1976 to 1980. In 1983 he was decorated with the Order of the Dannebrog.[1]
Denominationally, he was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway. He was married and had three children, though he was predeceased by his wife in 1992.[1] Næss died in December 2009.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Helland, Kristian (21 February 2005). "Arne Næss 80 år". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 27.
- ^ "Ordførere i Bergen kommune fra 1837–2007" (in Norwegian). Bergen municipality. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- ^ a b Lura, Christian (14 December 2009). "Arne Næss er død". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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