Kristin Hille Valla (born 31 December 1944 in

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) is a

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politician in the Centre Party.

Biography

From 1989 to 1990, while the

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held office, Hille Valla was appointed

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. On the local level she was a member of

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from 1983 to 1987. From 1987 to 1991 she was a member of

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. In 2001 she was appointed County Governor of Oppland. From 1987 to 1991 she was the second vice leader of her party. Outside politics she mainly worked as a teacher in Dovre and

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. From 1991 to 1998 she was the school director in

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, and from 1998 to 2000 she was the director of the

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References

1944 births Living people Ministers of Climate and the Environment of Norway Centre Party (Norway) politicians Buskerud politicians County governors of Norway Women government ministers of Norway 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Årdal {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub