Olaf Øen (5 July 1925 – 29 January 2009) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Born in

Nes, Buskerud Nesbyen is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the villag ...

, he was first elected to local office as a member of

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in 1955, serving until 1979 and again from 1995 to 1999. He was mayor from 1963 to 1977. From 1963 to 1971 he was also a member of Buskerud

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. He chaired the local party chapter from 1954 to 1962 and 1979 to 1981. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977, the last year of which he served as a regular representative meanwhile

Ragnar Christiansen Ragnar Karl Viktor Christiansen (28 December 1922 in Drammen – 17 February 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Early life He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1950–1953 an ...

was appointed to the

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* 1925 births 2009 deaths People from Nes, Buskerud Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Buskerud Norwegian resistance members 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub