Researching Olav Carlsen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 28 people with the Carlsen surname? In that year Carlsen was ranked number 3551 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Olav Carlsen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Olav Carlsen and the Carlsen Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 141 people with the Carlsen surname in the UK? Carlsen is now ranked number 3909 for popularity in the UK. |
Carlsen Family Tree Databases
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Carlsen Forums
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Miscellaneous Carlsen Databases
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Some Famous People called Olav Carlsen
Olav Sigurd Carlsen
Olav Sigurd Carlsen (7 September 1930 – 14 June 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
In May 1972, during Bratteli's First Cabinet, Carlsen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment. He lost his job when the first Bratteli cabinet fell in 1972, but returned to office from 1973 to 1974 under Bratteli's Second Cabinet.
He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 1973–1977. He joined the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority until retirement.
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