Per Borten
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 Per Borten    (politician) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 April 1913 | |||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 2005 (Age 91) | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||
| Party | Centre Party (Norway) | |||||||||||
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Per Borten was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and the 25th prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet (the Agrarian Party) into today's Centre Party. He was an active opponent of Norway joining the European Union.[1]
