Torfinn Opheim
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Torfinn Opheim is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland
in 2005. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001–2005.
On the local level Opheim was a member of Sauda
municipality council from 1987 to 2005, and he was mayor for the last six years of that period.
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 Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
in 2005. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 2001–2005.
On the local level Opheim was a member of Sauda
Sauda
is a municipality and industrial town in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. Sauda was separated from Suldal in 1842...
municipality council from 1987 to 2005, and he was mayor for the last six years of that period.