Ludvig Olai Botnen (27 March 1910 – 29 April 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in

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. He was elected to the

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from

Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously been a deputy representative in the periods 1950–1953 and 1954–1957. Botnen was deputy mayor of

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municipality in 1954, and mayor in 1955, 1955–1957 and 1959–1961. He then served as mayor of

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in 1975–1979. At that point he had held various positions in local politics in Florø and Flora for 34 years. He headed the party chapter on county level from 1951 to 1960. Outside politics he worked in newspapers. He was a journalist in ''

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'' in 1931, became secretary in ''

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'' in 1933 and then editor-in-chief of '' Firda Folkeblad'' from 1934 to 1942 and 1945 to 1976, interrupted by the

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* 1910 births 1987 deaths People from Førde Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian newspaper editors 20th-century Norwegian writers 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub