Jan Helge Jansen

Jan Helge Jansen was a Norwegian priest and politician for the Conservative Party.

Biography

Jansen was born in Bergen as a son of self-made businessman Harald Jansen and housewife Helene Valvatne. He enrolled as a student in 1957, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.theol. degree in 1965. While studying he chaired the Conservative [Students' Association (Norway)|Conservative Students' Association] in 1961 and the Norwegian Students' Society for half a year in 1964. He took the practical priest education in 1966, and after serving in His Majesty The King's Guard in 1967 he worked as a curate in Gjerpen from 1968 to 2003. He was a member of Skien city council from 1971 to 1985 and 1991 to 1999. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the term 1977–1981, was elected in the 1981 election and served one term. He was a member of the Standing Committee on [Social Affairs, Science and Technology|Standing Committee on Social Affairs]. He chaired the Conservative Party branch in Telemark from 1976 to 1986, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board during the same period.
Jansen died on 7 May 2024, at the age of 86.