Knut Haug (born 31 March 1934) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to

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in 1971, and was re-elected on five successive occasions. During this period he was mayor for fourteen years. He was also a member of Buskerud

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for one term, and after a hiatus he returned to Ål municipal council in 2003. Haug has also chaired the regional council (''regionrådet'') in Hallingdal, and he has been a member of the board of

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as well as the

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company

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. Outside politics he worked as a farmer from 1960 to 2000.

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1934 births Living people Mayors of places in Buskerud Conservative Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub