Jens Olai Steffensen
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Jens Olai Steffensen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
in 1934, and was re-elected on four occasions.
Steffensen was born in Bø, Nordland
and a member of Bø
municipality council from 1925 to 1928, and then served as deputy mayor during the terms 1934–1937 and 1937–1941 as well as mayor in 1945.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
in 1934, and was re-elected on four occasions.
Steffensen was born in Bø, Nordland
Bø, Nordland
Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume...
and a member of Bø
Bø, Nordland
Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume...
municipality council from 1925 to 1928, and then served as deputy mayor during the terms 1934–1937 and 1937–1941 as well as mayor in 1945.