Reiulf Steen
| Reiulf Steen | |
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| Norwegian Ambassador to Chile | |
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In office 1992–1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| 21st Vice President of the Storting | |
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In office 1985–1989 |
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| Prime Minister |
Kåre Willoch Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Odvar Nordli |
| Succeeded by | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
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In office 15 January 1976 – 8 October 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | Odvar Nordli |
| Preceded by | Hallvard Bakke |
| Succeeded by | Kari Gjesteby |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
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In office 17 March 1971 – 18 August 1972 |
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| Prime Minister | Trygve Bratteli |
| Preceded by | Håkon Kyllingmark |
| Succeeded by | John Austrheim |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1975–1981 |
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| Preceded by | Trygve Bratteli |
| Succeeded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
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In office 1977–1992 |
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| Constituency |
Oslo (1977-1985) Akershus (1985-1992) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 16, 1933 Hurum, Norway |
| Died | June 5, 2014 (aged 80) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality |
 Norway
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| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Inés Vargas |
| Children | 4 |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Awards |
Order of Merit (Chile) Order of Bernardo O'Higgins Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo |
Reiulf Steen (16 August 1933 – 5 June 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and chairman from 1975 to 1981.
Born in Hurum, Steen was elected leader of the regional Labour Party affiliate at age 14. He started out his professional career as a factory worker but soon took a job as a journalist in the newspaper Fremtiden, in Drammen. He rose quickly through the ranks of his party, chairing the Workers' Youth League from 1961 to 1964.
He later served as minister of transportation from 1971 to 1972 and minister of commerce and trade from 1979 to 1981. From 1977 to 1993 he was a member of Parliament, representing the constituencies Oslo and Akershus. He was the vice president of the Socialist International from 1978 to 1983 and chaired its committee on Chile from 1975 to 1990. He maintained a long-standing interest in Latin America and was appointed Norwegian ambassador to Chile in 1992, a tenure that lasted until 1996.
In later years, his memoirs and personal recollections affected public opinion. He related accounts of his own psychiatric problems, difficulties within the Labour Party, and other contemporary issues. He has also written columns for several of the country's leading newspapers, dealing with matters such as the EU, the war in Iraq, and the shift to the right of his party in recent years. He was also active in ATTAC and chaired the Norwegian branch of the European Movement (1999–2001), Norsk Folkehjelp (1999–2003) and the Norwegian branch of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (1986–1992).
He died on 5 June 2014 and was survived by his wife, four children from a prior marriage and step-family. Via his step-daughter, he was father-in-law to Labour politician Raymond Johansen.
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