Per Borten

25th Prime Minister of Norway (1913–2005)

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Monarch: Olav V
Preceded by: Einar Gerhardsen
Succeeded by: Trygve Bratteli
Constituency: Sør-Trøndelag
Vice president: Aase Lionæs
Born: ( 1913-04-03 ) 3 April 1913, Flå , Søndre Trondhjem, Norway
Died: 20 January 2005 (2005-01-20) (aged 91), Trondheim , Norway
Party: Centre
Spouse: Magnhild Borten (1922–2006)
Children: Kari Borten

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Instance of: human
Given name: Per
Gender: male
Citizenship: Norway
Place of birth: Flå Municipality
Place of death: St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim University Hospital
Occupation: farmer
Educated at: Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Political party: Centre Party
Languages spoken: Norwegian
Religion: Lutheranism
Sport: athletics
Image: Per Borten (1964, Knudsens fotosenter).jpg
Work location: Oslo

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date of birth: 1913-04-03
date of death: 2005-01-20
Commons category: Per Borten
name in native language: Per Borten
place of burial: Flå Church
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Encyclopedic overview

Per Borten (3 April 1913 – 20 January 2005) was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and the prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet (the Agrarian Party) into today's Centre Party. He was an active opponent of Norway joining the European Union.

Early life

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