Jens Marcussen

Jens Marcussen (20 May 1926 – 29 January 2007) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.

Jens Marcussen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Rogaland
In office 1981–1985
Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Aust-Agder
In office 1989–1993
Personal details
Born	(1926-05-20)20 May 1926 Dypvåg, Norway
Died	29 January 2007(2007-01-29) (aged 80)
Political party	Conservative Party (before 1976) Progress Party

Before the Progress Party was founded, Marcussen was a prominent member of the Conservative Party, being a member of the national party board in 1972–1975. In 1976 he became first vice chairman for his new party.

He was born in Dypvåg and elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1981, and was elected in 1989 from Aust-Agder.

Marcussen was a member of Dypvåg municipality council in the periods 1951–1955, 1955–1959 and 1959–1960. He then held various positions in its successor municipality Tvedestrand, serving as deputy mayor in 1965–1966 and mayor in 1967–1971. He was also a member of Vest-Agder county council, in 1967–1971, 1975–1979 and 1979–1983.

References

• "Jens Marcussen" (in Norwegian). Storting.