Olav Marås
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Olav Marås is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland
in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973. He served as a deputy representative during the terms 1965–1969 and 1973–1977. From 1973 to 1974, during the second cabinet Bratteli
, Marås was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport
.
On the local level he was a member of Sæbø
municipality council from 1955 to 1963, serving the last four years as deputy mayor. He then became a member of the executive committee of its successor municipality Radøy
from 1963 to 1972, and mayor from 1983 to 1990. From 1969 to 1971 he was also a member of Hordaland county council.
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 Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973. He served as a deputy representative during the terms 1965–1969 and 1973–1977. From 1973 to 1974, during the second cabinet Bratteli
Second cabinet Bratteli
Bratteli's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 16 October 1973 and 15 January 1976. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Trygve Bratteli. It had the following composition:-Cabinet members:-State Secretaries:-References:* - Regjeringen.no...
, Marås was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transportation and Communications is a Norwegian ministry established in 1946, and is responsible for transportation and communication infrastructure in Norway. It is led by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa...
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On the local level he was a member of Sæbø
Sæbø, Hordaland
Sæbø is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.It was created by a split from Manger on 1 July 1924. The new municipality had a population of 1.125....
municipality council from 1955 to 1963, serving the last four years as deputy mayor. He then became a member of the executive committee of its successor municipality Radøy
Radøy
Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...
from 1963 to 1972, and mayor from 1983 to 1990. From 1969 to 1971 he was also a member of Hordaland county council.