Arne Øren (born 29 December 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He graduated from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

with a

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degree in 1968, and later took courses which enabled him to be a teacher. He taught in middle schools in Slemmestad, Spikkestad and

Rolvsøy Rolvsøy is a village, an island, and a former municipality in Viken county, Norway. It was created by a split from Tune on 1 January 1911. At that time Rolvsøy had a population of 2,381. On 1 January 1994 Rolvsøy was incorporated into the mu ...

until 1982. He was elected to the

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in 1975. He became deputy mayor from 1980 to 1982, and mayor from 1982 to 1991. He remained a council member until Rolvsøy municipality ceased to exist. Øren instead concentrated on the position of county mayor () of

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

, which he became following the 1991 election. He stepped down ahead of the 2007 election. He is also the chair of Kommunal Landspensjonskasse. He has chaired Østfold Bompengeselskap.

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1943 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold Chairmen of County Councils of Norway University of Oslo alumni People from Saltdal {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub