Åge Hovengen (21 December 1927 – 19 October 2018) was a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party. He was born in
Brandbu
Brandbu is a village in Gran Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in Hadeland, along the eastern shore of the large lake Randsfjorden, about to the northwest of the capital city of Oslo.
Brandbu and its neighboring ...
.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...
from
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 ...
in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. From 1973 to 1976 he met as a regular representative, filling the seat of
Thorstein Treholt who was appointed to the
second cabinet Bratteli.
On the local level he was a member of
Vestre Slidre
Vestre Slidre is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Slidre. Other villages in Vestre Slidre include Lomen and Røn.
...
municipal council
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from 1963 to 1977.
Outside politics he worked as a car mechanic. He was also active in the
Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union.
In 2002 he received the
Fritt Ord Honorary Award
Fritt Ord Award consists of two prizes awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation (''Stiftelsen Fritt Ord''). Two prizes are awarded in support of freedom of speech and freedom of expression; the Fritt Ord Award () and the Fritt Ord Honorary Award (). ...
. He died in 2018 at the age of 90.
References
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1927 births
2018 deaths
Oppland politicians
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
People from Gran, Norway
Members of the Storting 1985–1989
Members of the Storting 1981–1985
Members of the Storting 1977–1981
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