Halfdan Hegtun
Halfdan Hegtun was a Norwegian radio personality, comedian and writer, former politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal [People's Party (Norway, 1972)|Liberal People's Party].
Politics
Hegtun was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his second term, in December 1972, Hegtun joined the Liberal People's [Party (Norway, 1972)|Liberal People's Party] which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the European Economic Community. Like most of the Liberal People's Party representatives, he was not re-elected in 1973.Hegtun was a member of Akershus county council during the terms 1983-1987 and 1987-1991, and was later involved in local politics in Bærum. He had rejoined the Liberal Party in 1988.