John Lind Johansen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Ibestad, Northern Norway, Norway
About John Lind Johansen
- John Lind Johansen (29 September 1852 – 31 January 1940) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born at Aarstein in Ibbestad.
- He studies fisheries in France and Belgium, and spent his working career as a fisher and farmer.
- He was a member of Ibbestad municipal council, and served as deputy mayor, for some time.
- He was elected to the Parliament of Norway already in the 1903 election, representing the constituencies of Tromsø Amt.
- The Labour Party went from 0 to 4 seats after the 1903 election, all representatives of Northern Norway.
- In addition to Lind Johansen, they were Meyer Foshaug, Alfred Eriksen and Jørg Berge; also, Adam Egede-Nissen was elected on the Liberal Party ballot.
- Johansen was re-elected from the new single-member constituency Trondenes in 1906 to serve one more term.
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