Rolf Presthus

Rolf Presthus
Rolf Presthus
Leader of the Conservative Party
	In office; 20 April 1986 – 1 January 1988
First Deputy	Kaci Kullmann Five
Second Deputy	Erlend Rian
Preceded by	Erling Norvik
Succeeded by	Jan P. Syse
Minister of Defence
	In office; 25 April 1986 – 9 May 1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Anders Sjaastad
Succeeded by	Johan Jørgen Holst
Minister of Finance
	In office; 14 October 1981 – 25 April 1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Ulf Sand
Succeeded by	Arne Skauge
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
	In office; 1 October 1969 – 1 January 1988
Constituency	Akershus
Mayor of Oppegård
	In office; 1 January 1968 – 1 October 1969
Preceded by	Erling Erichsen
Succeeded by	Tore Haugen
Personal details
Born	29 July 1936; Oslo, Norway
Died	1 January 1988 (aged 51); Oslo, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Kari Modahl (m. 1963)

Rolf Presthus (29 July 1936 – 1 January 1988) was a Norwegian politician and lawyer, who was chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party from 1986 to 1988.

Presthus served as Minister of Finance 1981–1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986. He was a member of parliament from Akershus from 1969 to 1988, and mayor of Oppegård from 1968 to 1969.^[1]

At the Conservative party conference in 1987 he became the first Norwegian politician to use a teleprompter during a speech. He received widespread criticism and accusations, both for cheating and contributing to the Americanization of Norwegian politics.^[2]^[3]

Presthus died in Oslo at the age of 51 on 1 January 1988, due to a cerebral hemorrhage.^[4]

References

^ "Rolf Presthus", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2021-09-28, retrieved 2021-10-27
^ Meland, Astrid (2008-05-29). "Beskyldte Høyre for å bruke juksemaskin". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
^ Notaker, Hallvard (2012). Høyres Historie 1975-2005 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm AS. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-82-02-39029-7.
^ Ap (1988-01-05). "Rolf Presthus, Norwegian Party Chief, 51". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

Political offices
Preceded by Ulf Sand	Norwegian Minister of Finance 1981–1986	Succeeded by Arne Skauge
Preceded by Anders C. Sjaastad	Norwegian Minister of Defence 1986–1986	Succeeded by Johan Jørgen Holst

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[1] "Rolf Presthus", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2021-09-28, retrieved 2021-10-27

[2] Meland, Astrid (2008-05-29). "Beskyldte Høyre for å bruke juksemaskin". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-10-27.

[3] Notaker, Hallvard (2012). Høyres Historie 1975-2005 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm AS. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-82-02-39029-7.

[4] Ap (1988-01-05). "Rolf Presthus, Norwegian Party Chief, 51". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-27.

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