Gisle Handeland

Gisle Handeland (born 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

From 1990 to 1995, during the third cabinet Brundtland, Handeland was private secretary (today known as political advisor) / state secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.^[1]

In 1999 Handeland was elected county mayor (fylkesordfører) of Hordaland, as the first from the Labour Party to hold this position.^[2] He lost the position in 2003, but remained a member of the county council. He is also a member of the board of the Western Norway Regional Health Authority.^[3]

He hails from Fedje.

References

^ Ministry of Transport and Communications (Political Advisor) - Regjeringen.no
^ "Press release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
^ Helse Vest: Styret Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Magnar Lussand	County mayor of Hordaland 1999–2003	Succeeded by Torill Selsvold Nyborg

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[1] Ministry of Transport and Communications (Political Advisor) - Regjeringen.no

[2] "Press release". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[3] Helse Vest: Styret Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine

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