Erling Fløtten (20 November 1937 – 28 October 2010) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as county mayor (''fylkesordfører'') in

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between 1987 and 1995. After that, he was regional director of

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's Finnmark division until his retirement in 2007. As county mayor, Fløtten signed the first agreement of cooperation between Finnmark and the

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in 1988. In 2009, Fløtten resigned his membership from the Labour Party after he was removed from the board of the

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(FeFo). Fløtten was also an amateur chess player representing the chess club in

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, and he served as president of the

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, Fløtten collapsed at the chessboard, and despite rapid intervention from medical personnel, his life could not be saved.

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1937 births 2010 deaths Finnmark politicians Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub