Neri Valen (26 September 1893 – 4 January 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in Bø. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1931, and was re-elected on four occasions. Shortly into his fifth term, he died and was replaced by

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. Valen became a member of Bø municipality in 1919, and became mayor in 1922. From 1925 to 1931 he served as deputy mayor. During the

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he was imprisoned in

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from 24 November 1943, then in

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from 20 March 1944 to the occupation's end in May 1945.

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1893 births 1963 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Telemark Norwegian resistance members Grini concentration camp survivors Berg concentration camp survivors 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Bø, Telemark {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub