Johan Jakob Jakobsen (15 April 1937 – 30 June 2018) was a Norwegian politician, member of the Norwegian Centre Party.^[1][2]

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Johan J. Jakobsen
Jakobsen in 2015.
Minister of Local Government
In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990
Prime Minister	Jan P. Syse
Preceded by	Kjell Borgen
Succeeded by	Kjell Borgen
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office 8 June 1983 – 9 May 1986
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Inger Koppernæs
Succeeded by	Kjell Borgen
Leader of the Centre Party
In office 1 April 1979 – 31 March 1991
Preceded by	Gunnar Stålsett
Succeeded by	Anne Enger
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1973 – 30 September 2001
Constituency	Nord-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	Johan Jakob Jakobsen (1937-04-15)15 April 1937 Namsos, Norway
Died	30 June 2018(2018-06-30) (aged 81) Bærum, Norway
Political party	Centre

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He had a long political career, sitting seven terms as a representative in the Norwegian Parliament, first elected in 1973. This run was not entirely successive, however, as he was a member of two different cabinets in the 1980s. On 8 June 1983 (in the middle of a term), he was assigned to the Kåre Willoch's centre-right coalition government, with Jakobsen leading the Ministry of Transport and Communications. This government lasted until 1986. After the 1989 elections, the coalition was once again able to form a government; this time led by Prime Minister Jan P. Syse. Jakobsen was Minister of Local Government. The rest of his political career, from which he stepped down in 2001, he was a member of parliament.

In addition, he was chairman of the Centre Party from 1979 to 1991. Together with Per Borten, he is the longest-serving party leader. He was also a noted opponent of Norway joining the European Union.

Jakobsen has written one book, titled Mot Strømmen (Against the Grain in English).