Nils Olav Totland (born 17 December 1935) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Administration from October 1993 to October 1996, in the

third cabinet Brundtland Brundtland's Third Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the H- Sp- KrF Cabinet Syse, and sat between 3 November 1990 and 25 October 1996.Skedsmo Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the town of Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. ...

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from 1967 to 1982 and

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municipal council from 1999 to 2003. He chaired the local party chapter in Fet from 2001 to 2007. Outside politics, he had a career in the

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from 1952 to 1971. He then became a full-time trade unionist. He was a member of the secretariat of the

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from 1982 to 1990, while chairing Statstjenestemannskartellet. From 1990 to 1993 he was secretary of Arbeidernes Opplysningsforbund. He was a member of the Labour Party central committee from 1987 to 1995. He was a member of the board of

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from 1988 to 1993, Norsk Film A/S from 1991 to 1993,

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from 1992 to 1993 and the

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from 1997 to 2000.

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* 1935 births Living people Government ministers of Norway Akershus politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian trade unionists {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub