Axel Gunerius Pettersen

Gunerius Shoppingsenter.

Axel Gunerius Pettersen (born 28 September 1925) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

He was a brother of Gunerius Pettersen[1] and grandson of merchant Axel Pettersen, who owned the company Gunerius Pettersen A/S (now: Gunerius Shoppingsenter). Axel owned the company, which was founded by Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892), together with Harald, Gunerius and Carl Pettersen who were all Axel G. Pettersen's granduncles. A fourth granduncle was Hjalmar Pettersen, the noted a librarian and bibliographer.[2][3]

Axel's older brother inherited the family company in 1947,[4] and after a few years Axel G. Pettersen replaced Christian Børs Pettersen as co-owner. In their time, the family company was expanded from operating a shopping centre to additional ownerships, such as the chain Bonus.[1] Axel G. Pettersen was the chairman of Bonus Invest for many years.[5]

Axel G. Pettersen was a member of Oslo city council for eight years, and was a member of the financial committee of the Norwegian Olympic Committee.[5] He was a deputy chair of the employers' association Norges Tekstilkjøpmenns Forbund.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gunerius Pettersen – seiler og forretningsmann – 50 år". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 3 June 1971. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "100 år siden Gunerius Pettersen ble grunnlagt". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 24 May 1952. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Hald, Odd Heide (2003). "Hjalmar Pettersen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 7. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Axel G. Pettersen 75 år 28. september" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 September 2000.
  6. ↑ "Nytt om navn". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 13 June 1970. p. 12.


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