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elected to the Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) representing the Progress Party from 1973. Until 1977, the name of the party was Anders Lange's Party. The party was not represented in Parliament between 1977 and 1981. __NOTOC__


List of MPs


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* John Alvheim,
Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
, 1989–2005 * Per-Willy Amundsen,
Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...
, 2005–present *
Torbjørn Andersen Torbjørn Andersen (born 5 January 1957, in Grimstad) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions. On the local level, he was a ...
, Aust-Agder, 1997–2009 * Anders Anundsen,
Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, 2005–present * Hans Frode Asmyhr, Akershus, 2005–present


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* Petter Bjørheim, Rogaland, 1989–93 * Per Roar Bredvold,
Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged int ...
, 1997–present * Stephen Bråthen, Akershus, 1993–94Left the party following the
1994 Progress Party national convention The 1994 national convention of the Progress Party of Norway was held from 15 April to 17 April at the hotel Bolkesjø Turisthotell in Bolkesjø, Telemark. It was originally set up to be a normal convention with 157 delegates in a non-election y ...
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* Ellen Chr. Christiansen,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1993–94


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* Dag Danielsen,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1997–2001Suspended and subsequently left the party in early 2001.


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* Jan Arild Ellingsen, Nordland, 2001–present *
Robert Eriksson Robert Eriksson (born 23 April 1974) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party. He served as Ministry of Labour (Norway), Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion in Solberg's Cabinet from 2013 to 2015. He was ele ...
, Nord-Trøndelag, 2005–present *
Erling Erland Erling Erland (12 July 1917 – 13 January 1988) was a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for Anders Lange's Party. Erland was born in Time. He started as a student in 1937, and was educated as an engineer from the Norwegian Institu ...
, Rogaland, 1973–77 *
Ursula Evje Ursula Evje (born 13 December 1944 in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the ...
, Akershus, 1997–2004


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* Kåre Fostervold,
Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
, 2005–09 * Jan-Henrik Fredriksen,
Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: Финнмарк) was a county in the northern part of Norway, and it is scheduled to become a county again in 2024. On 1 January 2020, Finnmark was merged with the neighbouri ...
, 2005–present *
Jan Erik Fåne Jan Erik Fåne (born 25 September 1965 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. On the local level, Fåne was a member of the ex ...
, Akershus, 1989–93


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Vigdis Giltun Vigdis Karen Giltun (born 11 March 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party (Norway), Progress Party. She was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2005. Giltun held various positions in Fredrikstad ...
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Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 2005–present *
Erik Gjems-Onstad Erik-Ørn Gjems-Onstad, MBE (22 February 1922 – 18 November 2011) was a Norwegian resistance member, officer, lawyer, sports official, politician, author and anti-immigration activist. Gjems-Onstad joined the Norwegian resistance movement a ...
, Akershus, 1973–76 *
Ingebjørg Godskesen Ingebjørg Amanda Godskesen (born 26 May 1957) is a Norwegian politician who represented the Progress Party until 2017. She was a member of the Storting from 2013 to 2017. Biography Godskesen was born in Kristiansand on 26 May 1957. She was ...
, Aust-Agder, 2009–present * Oskar Jarle Grimstad, Møre og Romsdal, 2009–present *
Fridtjof Frank Gundersen Fridtjof Frank Gundersen (29 October 1934 – 11 November 2011) was a Norwegian professor of jurisprudence and politician. He worked as a lector at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo from 1965 to 1975. In 1975 he became professor of jur ...
, Akershus, 1981–85; 1989–2001Left the party in early 2001. * Jon Jæger Gåsvatn,
Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 2005–present


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* Carl I. Hagen,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1981–2009 * Gjermund Hagesæter,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 2001–present *
Mette Hanekamhaug Mette Hanekamhaug (born 4 June 1987) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. In the 2009 parliamentary election, she was the youngest person to be elected to the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget). Hanekamhaug represents the county of M ...
, Møre og Romsdal, 2009–present * Knut Hanselmann,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1989–93 *
Øystein Hedstrøm Øystein Hedstrøm (born 7 August 1946) is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Østfold for the Progress Party from 1989 to 2005, after which he declined renomination. Early and personal life Hedstrøm was born in Moss, N ...
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Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 1989–2005 * Oscar D. Hillgaar,
Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, 1989–94 * Bård Hoksrud,
Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...
, 2005–present *
Solveig Horne Solveig Horne (born 12 January 1969) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Children and Equality in the Solberg Cabinet from 2013 to 2018. She was also an MP for Rogaland from 2005 to 2021. She has been an ...
, Rogaland, 2005–present *
Morten Høglund Morten Høglund (born 16 July 1965 in Ski, Norway) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. He is currently a representative of Akershus in the '' Storting'' and was first elected in 2001. Høglund was the vice-mayor of Ski be ...
, Akershus, 2001–present


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* Harry Jensen, Nordland, 1989–90 *
Siv Jensen Siv Jensen (born 1 June 1969) is a Norwegian who served as the leader of the Progress Party from 2006 to 2021. She also held the position as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2020 in the Solberg Cabinet. She was also a member of the Norwegian ...
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Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1997–present * Morten Ørsal Johansen,
Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The c ...
, 2009–present


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Kari Kjønaas Kjos Kari Kjønaas Kjos (born 25 January 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She is a representative of Akershus in the Storting since 2005 where she since 2013 has chairs the Standing Committee on Health and ...
, Akershus, 2005–present *
Vidar Kleppe Vidar Sveinung Kleppe (born 16 September 1963) is a Norwegian politician. He was a member of parliament and deputy leader of the Progress Party until he was suspended and left the party in 2001. He was the leader of the Democrats party from 200 ...
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Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
, 1989–93; 1997–2001 * Terje Knudsen,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1997–2001 * Ulf Erik Knudsen,
Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...
, 1997–present * Øyvind Korsberg,
Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...
, 1997–present * André Kvakkestad, Akershus, 2001–2005


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* Anders Lange,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1973–74 *
Ulf Leirstein Ulf Isak Leirstein (born 30 June 1973) is a Norwegian politician, formerly for the Progress Party and then independent, and a member of the Storting from 2005 to 2021. He left the party after it was revealed that he had sent pornographic pictur ...
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Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 2005–present *
Tord Lien Tord André Lien (born 10 September 1975 in Øksnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013 ...
, Sør-Trøndelag, 2005–present


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Jens Marcussen Jens Marcussen (20 May 1926 – 29 January 2007) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. Before the Progress Party was founded, Marcussen was a prominent member of the Conservative Party, being a member of the national party boar ...
, Rogaland, 1981–85; 1989–93 * Steinar Maribo,
Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...
, 1989–93 *
Åse Michaelsen Åse Michaelsen (born 4 June 1960 in Mandal) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party. She served as a representative of Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 Jan ...
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Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
, 2005–present * Per Erik Monsen,
Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, 1997–2005 *
Peter N. Myhre Peter Nicolai Myhre (born 29 November 1954) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. Early life and career Myhre is the son of tobacco merchant Gunnar Peter Myhre (1909–1975) and Gunhild Nordlid (1914–2004). He married Marie Franço ...
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Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 2009–present


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* Harald T. Nesvik, Møre og Romsdal, 1997–present *
Thore A. Nistad Thore Aksel Nistad (born 23 May 1949, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions. Nistad was a member of Gjøvik is a ...
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Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The c ...
, 1997–2009 * Terje Nyberget,
Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...
, 1989–93


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Per Arne Olsen Per Arne Lodding Olsen (21 February 1961 – 18 November 2022) was a Norwegian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Progress Party, where he held the position as second deputy leader. He served as the Governor of Vestfold from ...
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Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, 2009–present


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* Peder I. Ramsrud,
Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The c ...
, 1989–93 * Laila Marie Reiertsen,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 2009–present * Per Risvik, Sør-Trøndelag, 1989–93 * Jørund Rytman,
Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...
, 2005–present * Henrik Rød,
Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 2001–05 * Hans J. Røsjorde,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1989–93


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Per Sandberg Per Sandberg (born 6 February 1960) is a Norwegian politician for the Capitalist Party and formerly the Progress Party who served as the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries from 2015 to 2018. Sandberg was a member of the Norwegian parliament from ...
, Nord-Trøndelag, 1997–2005; Sør-Trøndelag, 2005–present * Jan Simonsen, Rogaland, 1989–2001 * Pål Atle Skjervengen,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1989–93Left the party in 1993. * Henning Skumsvoll,
Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
, 2005–present * Harald Bjarne Slettebø,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1973–77 * Lodve Solholm,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1989–93; 1997–2009 * Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Rogaland, 2005–present * Arne Sortevik,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 2001–present * Jørn L. Stang,
Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side ...
, 1997–2001 *
Åge Starheim Åge Starheim (born 23 May 1946 in Eid) is a Norwegian politician, formerly for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 2005, and represented the Progress Party in parliament for eight years. In 2 ...
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Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...
, 2005–present * Christopher Stensaker, Sør-Trøndelag, 1997–2005 * Kenneth Svendsen, Nordland, 1997–present


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* Ib Thomsen, Akershus, 2005–present * Finn Thoresen, Akershus, 1989–92 * Bente Thorsen, Rogaland, 2009–present * Torgeir Trældal, Nordland, 2009–present * Christian Tybring-Gjedde,
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 2005–present


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Øyvind Vaksdal Øyvind Vaksdal (born 19 October 1955 in Kopervik) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the pos ...
, Rogaland, 1997–present


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Tor Mikkel Wara Tor Mikkel Wara (born 27 December 1964) is a Norwegian politician from the Progress Party, who has served as Justice and Immigration Minister from 2018 to 2019 after the resignation of Sylvi Listhaug. Biography Early career Wara was born in Kar ...
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Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...
, 1989–93 * Roy N. Wetterstad,
Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...
, 1993–94 * Per Ove Width,
Vestfold Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, 1997–2009 * Karin S. Woldseth,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 2001–present


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* Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1981–87Died in office in 1987 and was replaced by Hans J. Røsjorde. * Inger-Marie Ytterhorn,
Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
, 1989–93


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