Sigbjørn Eriksen (21 March 1936 - 30 October 2021) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was a member of

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from 1964 to 1975, serving as deputy mayor from 1972 to 1975. From 1964 to 1995 he was a member of

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, from 1972 to 1975 serving as deputy county mayor, and from 1984 to 1995 serving as county mayor. In 1996 he started working with the relations between

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and

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. He has been a board member of Nordlandskraft, and interim board chairman of Barents Institute. He resides in

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1936 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Nordland politicians Chairmen of County Councils of Norway {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub