Kaare Meland

Kaare Meland (22 May 1915 31 December 2002) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Kaare Meland
Minister of Industry
In office
28 August 1963  25 September 1963
Prime MinisterJohn Lyng
Preceded byTrygve Lie
Succeeded byTrygve Lie
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1965  30 September 1969
ConstituencyHordaland
Deputy Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 January 1954  30 September 1961
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born(1915-05-22)22 May 1915
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Died31 December 2002(2002-12-31) (aged 87)
Political partyConservative

He was born in Bergen.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 19541957 and 19581961. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Industry during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng.

Meland was a member of Fana municipality council from 1945 to 1951, and later became mayor from 19561959. In 19551959 he was also a member of Hordaland county council.

Outside politics he graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1939 and became an authorized financial auditor in 1945. He was CEO of Bergens sparebank from 1964 to 1980.

References

  • "Kaare Meland" (in Norwegian). Storting.


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