Morten Strand (born 23 September 1947) is a Norwegian footballer and politician for the

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. He hails from

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, but now resides in Vollen. In his younger days he was a

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for Stabæk, from 1965 to 1974, and Strømsgodset from 1975 to 1976. He has later been involved in the local football club

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. In his professional career he was a CEO of the paper company Basberg Papir. He was a deputy leader of the Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association and a board member of the

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for many years. Strand was first elected to

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in 1983, and was mayor of Asker municipality from 1995 to 2007. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from Akershus during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. He was also involved in the

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1947 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Asker politicians Norwegian sportsperson-politicians Norwegian footballers Stabæk Fotball players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Norwegian businesspeople Association football goalkeepers {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub