Tor Ottar Karlsen (born 13 March 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

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and grew up in

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. From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the county chapter of the Labour Party. From 1994 to 1996, during

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. Following the 1999 elections, Karlsen became the new county mayor (''fylkesordfører'') of Buskerud. He was re-elected in

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, but stepped down before the 2007 election. He is a member of the board in

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1950 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Buskerud politicians Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Politicians from Fredrikstad {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub