Åge Edvin Tovan (born 21 September 1947 in

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from Akershus during the terms 1993–1997, 1993–1997 and 2001–2005. Tovan served as mayor for the

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between 2003 and 2015. Ragnhild Bergheim, former deputy mayor and also from the Labour Party, took over as mayor when Åge Tovan resigned. In his younger days Tovan played football for

Clausenengen FK Clausenengen Fotballklubb (CFK) is a football club located in Kristiansund, Norway. Many famous players have played at this club, including Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Øyvind Leonhardsen, Trond Andersen, Jan Erlend Kruse, Andre Flem, Arild Stavrum an ...

, and was active in

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and

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1947 births Living people Politicians from Kristiansund Deputy members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Norwegian footballers Association footballers not categorized by position {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub