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Gisle Handeland

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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

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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


Preceded by County mayor of Hordaland
1999–2003
Succeeded by