Kjetil Bjørklund
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Kjetil Bjørklund is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland
in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. During the second cabinet Stoltenberg
, Bjørklund was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of the Environment
, a post he left after three months.
On the local level Bjørklund was a deputy member of Nordre Land
municipality council from 1991 to 2003. He chaired the local party chapter from 1999 to 2001.
He has been active in the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature
.
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. During the second cabinet Stoltenberg
Second cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist...
, Bjørklund was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of the Environment
Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, Erik Solheim...
, a post he left after three months.
On the local level Bjørklund was a deputy member of Nordre Land
Nordre Land
Nordre Land is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Land. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dokka....
municipality council from 1991 to 2003. He chaired the local party chapter from 1999 to 2001.
He has been active in the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature
Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature
The Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature , also known as Friends of the Earth Norway and commonly abbreviated NNV is the largest Norwegian environmental organization with 28,000 members. The organization is based on a volunteer work among the members, constituting work both at local and...
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