Geir Norten Waage (born January 21, 1967) is a Norwegian
politician
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for the
Norwegian Labour Party
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.
Since 2007 he is the
mayor
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of
Rana
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Waage was one of the four mayors that fronted his municipality and seven others in the
Terra Securities scandal
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.
References
Mayors of places in Nordland
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Living people
1967 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
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