Famous People with Name Ness

Cornelius Peter Van Ness            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cornelius Peter Van Ness: was an American politician of Dutch descent from the U.S. state of Vermont. Van Ness was a Democratic Republican.[1] He is the father of James Van Ness who was a Mayor of San Francisco.

Steinar Gudmund Ness            Origin/Culture/Country: Norwegian

Steinar Gudmund Ness: is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He would later become general secretary in the Centre Party from 1991 to 1997. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Sogn og Fjordane during the terms 1981–1985 and 1985–1989. In 1989, when Syse's Cabinet assumed office, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment. He held this position until 1990, when Syse's Cabinet fell. From 1997 to 1999, under the Bondevik's First Cabinet, he was a political adviser in the Ministry of Culture. He was a member of Gaular municipal council from 1999. He is the deputy chair of Riksteatret since 2003. He was the deputy chair of the Broadcasting Council from 2006 to 2009. In 2010 he became a board member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.