Kenneth Svendsen (born 2 August 1954 in

Fauske Municipality or is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straum ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.

Biography

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions. Svendsen held various positions in the municipal council of

from 1987 to 2007. From 1991 to 1999 he was also a member of Nordland county council. He is vice-president of the

Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

since 2009.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svendsen, Kenneth 1960 births Living people Members of the Storting Progress Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian Christians 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Fauske