Axel Gunerius Pettersen

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

Gunerius Shoppingsenter.

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. "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 (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 7. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. "Jubilanter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 4 June 2011.
  5. "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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