Jakob Aano

Jakob Aano (10 April 1920 – 10 February 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Sauda Municipality.[1]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on four occasions. He was never involved in local politics, but was the first vice leader of the national party from 1983 to 1985.[1]

He graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1948. He wrote for Vårt Land from 1945 to 1959, and was a reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1959 to 1963 meanwhile he was working as a school rector in Tanzania. He was later hired by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. He was a member of the council of the Norwegian branch of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights from 1983 to 1990, a member of the Arts Council Norway from 1989 to 1992, and a deputy member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1991 to 1999.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jakob Aano" (in Norwegian). Storting.


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