Gunnar Halvorsen (July 24, 1945 in

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

– March 6, 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party (AP). He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from

Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ...

in 1993. He was a municipality council member in

Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli in ...

from 1967–1979, and

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

from 1979–1983. In addition he was a member of the Aust-Agder

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irela ...

from 1975-1993.

Parliamentary Committee duties

*2001 - 2005 leader of the Standing Committee on Defence. *1997 - 2001 member of the Electoral Committee. *1997 - 2001 deputy member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee. *1997 - 2001 member of the Standing Committee on Defence. *1993 - 1997 member of the Standing Committee on Business and Industry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halvorsen, Gunnar 1945 births 2006 deaths People from Åmli Mayors of places in Aust-Agder Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians