Roald Georg Bergsaker (born 5 July 1942) is a Norwegian sports official and politician for the

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. Bergsaker was mayor of

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

from 1986 to 1990. He was then a member of

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from 1991 to 2007, serving as county mayor from 1999 to 2007. Bergsaker has been a board member of the

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for seven years and of the

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for four years. In 2007 he tried to become president of the Confederation of Sports, but

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won the vote at the national convention.

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1942 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Rogaland Chairmen of County Councils of Norway People from Sandnes Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub