Lars Ødegård (born 11 August 1956) is a Norwegian organizational leader and politician for the
Labour Party.
He was hired in the
Norwegian Association of the Disabled at the age of eighteen, and served as leader from 1989 to 1995 and secretary-general since then.
In 2001 he became deputy chair of the
Norwegian Consumer Council
The Consumer Council of Norway (Norwegian: ''Forbrukerrådet'') is a Norwegian government agency and consumer protection organisation established in 1953. It works to increase consumer influence in society, to contribute to consumer-friendly develo ...
, and in 2004 he became chair of the
Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board. He was a member of
Nannestad
Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen.
History
Nannestad was established as a municipality o ...
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
from 1983 to 2006,
[ and served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. In total he has met during one day of parliamentary session.]wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...
-using politician to meet as a representative in the Parliament of Norway.[
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References
1956 births
Living people
Norwegian human rights activists
Norwegian disability rights activists
Akershus politicians
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
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