Torstein Rudihagen

Torstein Rudihagen (2009)

Torstein Rudihagen (born 14 August 1952 in Sør-Fron Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.[1]

In his early career, he worked as a teacher. He began his political career on the municipal council of Sør-Fron Municipality, to which he was elected in 1983. He later became mayor, a seat he filled from 1991 to 1997. On 3 March 1995 he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, under the Brundtland's Third Cabinet. When Brundtland resigned and Thorbjørn Jagland formed a new government, Rudihagen retained his job as State Secretary. However, he lost the job when the cabinet fell in 1997.[1]

In the election of 1997, he was elected to the Parliament of Norway from his home county of Oppland. He has been re-elected on two occasions.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Torstein Rudihagen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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