Arne Fjørtoft
| Dr. Arne Fjørtoft | |
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| Born |
Arne Johansson Fjørtoft 28 March 1937 Sauda, Norway. |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Ragnhild Sælthun |
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Dr. Arne Johansson Fjortoft DBA was born on 28 March 1937 in Sauda. He is a son of Karl Johan Fjørtoft and Thea Lillehammer. He married the well-known channel host Ragnhild Sælthun in 1971, daughter of politician Ambjørg Sælthun.
Dr. Arne Johansson Fjørtoft DBA is a Norwegian politician, journalist, author, organizational leader, communication specialist and social business inventor. He successfully served as reporter and news anchorman in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s radio and television networks from 1964 to 1985. As a reporter on international issues he focused on Human rights and Sustainable development. In between he initiated several development projects, among them the first Norwegian Youth based international project in 1967, Cey-Nor Development Foundation serving disadvantaged fishing communities in Sri Lanka.
Dr. Fjørtoft was elected Chairman of Venstre, the Green-Liberal Party of Norway (the country’s eldest party) in 1986. He served till 1990. During this period, Venstre became Norway’s first party with a clear target for reduction of climate gases in the lead for a global campaign to reduce the danger of Global warming. Other parties did not follow and an historic chance was lost.
Also he initiated the first national television network in Nepal and several community radio networks. In 1992 he initiated Radio Democratic Voice of Burma in cooperation with Burmese opposition leaders. This short wave radio network played a significant role in the process for democracy in Burma.
In 1979, at the dawn of the communication revolution, he initiated Worldview International Foundation together with the then Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka (4 February 1978–1989), Dr. A.C.S. Hameed, in the use of new media for public education on sustainable development.
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