Jens Edvard Haugland (3 January 1924 – 26 September 1981) was a Norwegian politician for the

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and later the Liberal People's Party.

Personal life

He was a brother of

Eugen Haugland Eugen Haugland (12 July 1912 – 21 October 1990) was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Haugesund IL. He was a brother of Jens Edv. Haugland, father of Terje Haugland and grandfather of Hanne Haugland. At the 1936 Summer Olympics he fi ...

, and thus an uncle of

Terje Haugland Terje Haugland (born 11 April 1944) is a former Norway, Norwegian long jumper. He was a nephew of Jens Edv. Haugland, son of Eugen Haugland and father of Hanne Haugland. He finished eleventh at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics, 1969 E ...

and granduncle of

Hanne Haugland Hanne Haugland (born 14 December 1967 in Haugesund) is a former Norwegian high jumper. She represented the clubs Haugesund IL, IL i BUL, SK Vidar and IF Minerva during her senior career. In her early international career she finished eleven ...

. He was a son-in-law of athlete, politician and editor Otto Monsen.

Career

He was the mayor of

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in 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972 and 1973. He alternated with

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mayors Stener Askeland and Olle Johan Eriksen, and is the last Haugesund mayor to date from the Liberal Party. He stood for parliamentary election in 1969 and

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, the last time as second candidate on the Liberal People's Party ballot behind Ingvar Helle. He was among the leading figures in his party, as central board member and representative in

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, but resigned his membership in 1978. In 1972 he chaired Rogaland's county chapter of Ja til EF. He was also a deputy chair of

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and a corporate council member of

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References

1924 births 1981 deaths People from Haugesund Mayors of places in Rogaland Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Liberal People's Party (Norway, 1972) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian lawyers {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub