Tore Haugen (born 1 October 1931 in

Askim Askim () is a town and a former municipality in (from January 1, 2020) Indre Østfold Kommune in the former county of Østfold county (from January 1, 2020 a part of Viken county), Norway. The administrative centre of the Askim municipality wa ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1977–1981. Haugen was a deputy member of

Oppegård Oppegård is an area in Nordre Follo, Viken, Norway. Oppegård was a municipality in the former county Akershus. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kolbotn. The mu ...

municipality council in 1963–1967, but became mayor in the periods 1969–1971 and 1971–1975. He was a member of Akershus county council in 1969–1971, and later served as county mayor during the terms 1979–1983 and 1983–1987. Outside politics he graduated with the

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degree in 1958 and spent most of his professional career in Prisdirektoratet. He was appointed to the

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from 1994 to 2002. He was also chairman of the board of the

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from 1984 to 1989.

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* 1931 births Living people Members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Chairmen of County Councils of Norway People from Oppegård 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Askim {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub