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Rolf Presthus

Rolf Presthus

Norwegian politician

Rolf Presthus (29 July 1936 – 1 January 1988) was a Norwegian politician and lawyer, who was chairman of the Norwegian Conservative Party from 1986 to 1988.

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Presthus served as Minister of Finance 1981–1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986. He was a member of parliament from Akershus from 1969 to 1988, and mayor of Oppegård from 1968 to 1969.[1]

At the Conservative party conference in 1987 he became the first Norwegian politician to use a teleprompter during a speech. He received widespread criticism and accusations, both for cheating and contributing to the Americanization of Norwegian politics.[2][3]

Presthus died in Oslo at the age of 51 on 1 January 1988, due to a cerebral hemorrhage.[4]

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    "Rolf Presthus", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), 2021-09-28, retrieved 2021-10-27
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    Meland, Astrid (2008-05-29). "Beskyldte Høyre for å bruke juksemaskin". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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    Notaker, Hallvard (2012). Høyres Historie 1975-2005 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm AS. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-82-02-39029-7.
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    Ap (1988-01-05). "Rolf Presthus, Norwegian Party Chief, 51". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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