Ansgar Gabrielsen (born 21 May 1955 in Mandal) is a Norwegian consultant and former politician for the Conservative Party.
In 2001 Gabrielsen was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry as a part of Bondevik's Second Cabinet.
[1] While Minister of Trade and Industry, Gabrielsen was first criticized for his suggestion about a law that requires 40% of the board members in Norwegian companies to be female.
Towards the end of his cabinet tenure, he was reported as residing in a yacht at Aker Brygge in Oslo.
[1] In 2007, Tor Øystein Vaaland, former leader of the Norwegian Council for Mental Health, published the book Brev til en minister (Letters to a Minister) based on private letters Gabrielsen received while he served as Minister of Health, with a focus on letters from people with psychiatric problems or drug addiction.