Atle Hamar (born 23 June 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. From 1988 to 1990 he was the leader of the

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, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. He was a member of Jølster

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and Sogn og Fjordane

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.Atle Hamar
at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County Encyclopedia In 1997, during the first cabinet Bondevik, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications under Minister

Odd Einar Dørum Odd Einar Dørum (born 12 October 1943)Sjavik, Jan (2010) ''The A to Z of Norway'', Scarecrow Press, , p. 60 is a Norwegian former politician and former member of parliament, representing the Liberal Party. He was leader of the party on two occas ...

. When Dørum changed ministry to the

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in 1999, Hamar followed.Ministry of Justice and the Police. Private Secretary/Private Advisor/Political Advisor 1971-
(Government.no) He was soon promoted to state secretary, and held this position until the first cabinet Bondevik fell in March 2000. Instead he was appointed director of the Norwegian Gaming Authority. In 2006 he was elected chair of the

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1963 births Living people Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Sogn og Fjordane politicians Directors of government agencies of Norway {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub