Tove Paule (born 11 January 1951) is a Norwegian sports official. She was the secretary general of the

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from 1995 to 2000, and became the president of the

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in 2007. She withdrew in mid-2011, and instead ran for

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city council for the

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. She represents the sports club

Vestfossen IF Vestfossen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Vestfossen, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud. It has sections for association football, team handball, Nordic skiing, gymnastics and tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either ind ...

. She is a sister of Torbjørn Paule, and aunt of Geir and

Tor Håkon Holte Tor Håkon Holte (born 1 August 1958) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987. He won the 4 × 10 km relay gold at the 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld and finished ninth in the 50 km event a ...

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1951 births Living people People from Buskerud Norwegian sports executives and administrators Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Drammen Norwegian sportsperson-politicians {{Norway-sport-bio-stub