Wenche Olsen (born 30 November 1965, in

Halden Halden (), between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish mun ...

) is a Norwegian politician and member of the '' Storting'' who represents the Norwegian Labour Party. Olsen was nominated as the Labour Party's fourth candidate for

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 ...

at the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election, and won a seat after a strong performance in that county. Her issues in the campaign were on healthcare, in particular she supported the construction of a new hospital in Halden. Prior to her election into national level politics, Olsen was elected to the municipality council in Halden between 1999 and 2003, she had already been a deputy member from 1995. From 2007 until 2009, she was deputy mayor of Halden.Stortinget biography (see external link) She has also been the leader of the Halden division of the LO trade union confederation. Apart from politics, Olsen started her career as a cleaner at Halden sykehus in 1982, and she has since advanced to head of the cleaning and textile department at Sykehuset Østfold from 1999. She held that position until her election to parliament and is now on leave from that job.

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Wenche Olsen
Stortinget's entry on Wenche Olsen {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Wenche Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Halden Living people 1965 births Members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians