Magne Rommetveit (born 27 April 1956) is a

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for the Norwegian Labour Party. Rommetveit is elected from Hordaland County. He was formerly Mayor (1992–2007) and Assistant City Administrator (2008–2009) of Stord Municipality. Magne Rommetveit grew up in the

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municipality in

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, where his father worked as a

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. Rommetveit is also a teacher, and has a background in youth work.

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- Presentation of the candidate. People from Stord People from Bryne 1956 births Living people Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Hordaland politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{norway-politician-1950s-stub