Merete Agerbak-Jensen (born 22 August 1967) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was born in

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, and was educated at the Norwegian Journalist College in 1994 and at the

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. She worked as a journalist in '' Akers Avis'' from 1987 to 1990 and ''

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'' from 1995 to 1997. From 2001 to 2003 she worked as communications director in

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and before 2006 information director in

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. She served in the position of deputy representative to the

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from

during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001. From 1998 to 2001 she was city commissioner (''byråd'') of the environment and transport in the city government of

. In 2006 she became city commissioner of urban planning. She left in September 2009, and instead became communications director in Kollektivtransportproduksjon. She was a member of Oslo city council during the terms 1987–1991, 1991–1995 and 1999–2003. She was also deputy chair of the local party chapter from 1998 to 2001.

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1967 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Politicians from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian journalists Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians 21st-century Norwegian women politicians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub