Leif Helge Kongshaug (born 31 July 1949 in

Averøy Averøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bruhagen. Other villages in the municipality include Bremsnes, Kornstad, Kvernes, ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

in 1997, but not re-elected in 2001. During the second cabinet Bondevik, Kongshaug was appointed State Secretary in the

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. He was re-elected to a second parliamentary term in 2005. On the local level he was a member of

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from 1979 to 1997, serving as mayor from 1986. Outside politics he has worked as a school teacher, counselor and farmer.

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1949 births Living people People from Averøy Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Norwegian state secretaries Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal 21st-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub