# William Engseth

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{{short description|Norwegian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = William Engseth
| image           = William Engseth.jpg
| office          = [Minister of Transport and Communications](/source/Minister_of_Transport_and_Communications_(Norway))
| term_start      = 13 June 1988
| term_end        = 16 October 1989
| prime_minister  = [Gro Harlem Brundtland](/source/Gro_Harlem_Brundtland)
| predecessor     = [Kjell Borgen](/source/Kjell_Borgen)
| successor       = [Lars Gunnar Lie](/source/Lars_Gunnar_Lie)
| office2         = [Minister of Local Government](/source/Minister_of_Local_Government_and_Modernisation_(Norway))
| term_start2     = 20 February 1987
| term_end2       = 13 June 1988
| prime_minister2 = Gro Harlem Brundtland
| predecessor2    = [Leif Haraldseth](/source/Leif_Haraldseth)
| successor2      = [Kjell Borgen](/source/Kjell_Borgen)
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1933|08|01|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [Målselv](/source/M%C3%A5lselv_Municipality), Norway
| party           = [Labour](/source/Labour_Party_(Norway))
}}
'''William Engseth''' (born 1 August 1933 in [Målselv](/source/M%C3%A5lselv_Municipality)) is a [Norwegian](/source/Norway) politician for the [Labour Party](/source/Norwegian_Labour_Party).<ref name="snl">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.snl.no/William_Engseth|title=William Engseth|encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref> He was appointed [Minister of Local Government Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Local_Government_and_Regional_Development_(Norway)) in 1987, and in 1988 he became [Minister of Transport and Communications](/source/Minister_of_Transport_and_Communications_(Norway)) 1988–1989.<ref name=snl/> In 1989 he was elected as a member of the Norwegian Parliament from [Troms](/source/Troms) and held the seat to 1997.<ref name=stortingetbio>{{stortingetbio|WE}}</ref>

From 1990 to 1994 he was president of the [Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports](/source/Norwegian_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Committee_and_Confederation_of_Sports).<ref name=stortingetbio/>

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{{s-bef | before=[Leif Haraldseth](/source/Leif_Haraldseth)}}
{{s-ttl | title=[Norwegian Minister of Local Government](/source/Minister_of_Local_Government_and_Regional_Development_(Norway)) | years=1987–1988}}
{{s-aft | after=[Kjell Borgen](/source/Kjell_Borgen)}}
{{s-bef | before=[Kjell Borgen](/source/Kjell_Borgen)}}
{{s-ttl | title=[Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications](/source/Minister_of_Transport_and_Communications_(Norway)) | years=1988–1989}}
{{s-aft | after=[Lars Gunnar Lie](/source/Lars_Gunnar_Lie)}}
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{{Minister of Local Government and Modernisation (Norway)}}
{{Minister of Transport and Communications (Norway)}}

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Category:1933 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Målselv Municipality
Category:Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Category:Ministers of local government and modernisation of Norway
Category:Ministers of transport and communications of Norway
Category:Members of the Storting 1993–1997
Category:Members of the Storting 1989–1993

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