Jakob Martin Pettersen

Jakob Martin Pettersen (11 April 1899 – 8 February 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952–1955.

Jakob Martin Pettersen
Vice President of the Odelsting
In office 1 October 1959 – 30 September 1965
President	Alv Kjøs Per Borten
Preceded by	Peder Leier Jacobsen
Succeeded by	Hans Borgen
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 5 January 1952 – 22 January 1955
Prime Minister	Oscar Torp
Preceded by	Nils Langhelle
Succeeded by	Kolbjørn Varmann
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1945 – 30 September 1965
Constituency	Hordaland
Personal details
Born	(1899-04-11)11 April 1899 Bergen, Norway
Died	8 February 1970(1970-02-08) (aged 70) Wollongong, Australia[1]
Political party	Labour Party

Born in Bergen to a factory worker and his wife, Pettersen studied chemistry at Bergen tekniske skole (now part of Bergen University College). He started working in Odda in 1921; from 1924 to 1945 he worked as a chemist at Odda Smelteverk.^[2][3]

In 1928, he became a member of the municipal council of Odda and he served as vice-mayor from 1932 to 1940. He was elected mayor in 1945 and held the position to 1947.^[2]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1945 and served to 1965; from 1959 as vice-president of Odelstinget. From 1952 to 1955, he was Minister of Transport and Communications.^[2]

He held leadership and other elected positions in several temperance organisations.^[2]