Gunnar Halvorsen
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Gunnar Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (AP). He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder
in 1993.
He was a municipality council member in Åmli
from 1967-1979, and mayor
from 1979–1983. In addition he was a member of the Aust-Agder county council from 1975-1993.
Aust-Agder
is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....
in 1993.
He was a municipality council member in Åmli
Åmli
Åmli is a municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva.-Name:...
from 1967-1979, and mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
from 1979–1983. In addition he was a member of the Aust-Agder county council from 1975-1993.
Parliamentary Committee duties
- 2001 - 2005 leader of the Standing Committee on DefenceStanding Committee on DefenceThe Standing Committee on Defence is a former standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. Following the 2009 election, the committee was merged with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs to form the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence....
. - 1997 - 2001 member of the Electoral Committee.
- 1997 - 2001 deputy member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee.
- 1997 - 2001 member of the Standing Committee on DefenceStanding Committee on DefenceThe Standing Committee on Defence is a former standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. Following the 2009 election, the committee was merged with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs to form the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence....
. - 1993 - 1997 member of the Standing Committee on Business and IndustryStanding Committee on Business and IndustryThe Standing Committee on Business and Industry is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to business, industry, trade, shipping, state ownership policy, competition and price policy, agriculture, food policy, fisheries, whaling and aquaculture...
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