Reidun Gravdahl, née Engen (born 12 January 1948 in
Østre Toten
Østre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp, Kolbu, Krab ...
) is a profiled Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
Outside politics she worked at
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from 1978, and became involved in the
trade union
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there. She joined the Labour Party and was eventually elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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from
Oppland
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in 2001. She served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005.
On the local level she was elected to Oppland county council in 2003, and became deputy county mayor following the
2007 election.
References
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1948 births
Living people
Members of the Storting
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Oppland politicians
Norwegian trade unionists
People from Østre Toten
People from Vestre Toten
21st-century Norwegian politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
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