Bente Haukland Næss (born 25 September 1954) is the former chair of the Norwegian Consumer Council. She is the CEO of Rembra, an

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firm. She has been a member of the board of ''Norsk Forening for Kvalitet og Risikostyring'', the Ideas Bank Foundation, and '' Varingen''. A

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by education, she has been a member of Nittedal

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for sixteen years, representing the Christian Democratic Party. She resides in

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1954 births Living people People from Nittedal Directors of government agencies of Norway Akershus politicians Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian women in politics {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub