Svein Roald Hansen (born 20 August 1949 in Fredrikstad) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Before entering politics he worked as a journalist, later being editor-in-chief in '' Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad'' 1990–1992. During the

second cabinet Brundtland Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Conservative Willoch's Second Cabinet, and sat between 9 May 1986 and 16 October 1989. It was replaced by the Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat cabi ...

, Hansen was appointed political advisor in the Office of the Prime Minister, having been the personal advisor of Brundtland from 1983. He later, during the third cabinet Brundtland, became a State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister from 1992 to 1995. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. On the local level he was member of Borge municipal council from 1983 to 1993, then its successor municipality Fredrikstad from 1993 to 2007, serving as mayor from during the term 1995–1999. He was the president of the Norwegian branch of the European Movement since 2003. In 2009 he was succeeded by Paal Frisvold.

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1949 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Østfold People from Fredrikstad Norwegian newspaper editors Norwegian state secretaries 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub