Finn Øen
Finn Øen (12 April 1902 – 6 April 1979) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party. He was a member of Parliament from 1950 to 1953 and chief executive of Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap from 1934 to 1972. Early life He was born in Vik as a son of bailiff and politician Anfin Øen (1868–1928) and Kari Røysum (1871–1949). He finished his secondary education in 1920 and took the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1925. He was the acting bailiff of Vik from 1925 to 1926 before serving as a deputy judge in Hardanger District Court for two years, then secretary in the Ministry of Justice from 1928. Career In 1934 he was hired as chief executive officer of Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap, where he worked until 1972. In employers' organizations, Øen was a central board member of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation from 1937 to 1951, chaired Ruteskibenes Rederiforening from 1955 to 1958 and was a board member of Redernes arbeidsgiverforening. Øen was also a board member of Bergen Port Authority from 1946 to 1972 and Norsk Havnestyreforbund from 1969 to 1972. Øen was a member of the executive committee of Bergen city council from 1945