Arne Bergsvåg (born 2 February 1958) is a
Norwegian builder and politician for the
Centre Party. He served as mayor of
Ølen
Ølen is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogala ...
from 1999 to 2005 and then
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has ...
between 2005 and 2011. He later served as deputy county mayor of Rogaland between 2019 and 2023, and was also a deputy member of parliament for
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
between 2005 and 2013 and again from 2017 to 2021.
Political career
Parliament
He served as a deputy representative to the
Storting
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from
Rogaland
Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...
between 2005 and 2013 and was re-elected at the
2009 election. During his time in parliament, he sat for a total of 132 days of session. He was later re-elected at the
2017 election and sat until 2021.
Local politics
On the local level, Bergsvåg became mayor of
Ølen
Ølen is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogala ...
in 1999. When it was incorporated into
Vindafjord
Vindafjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has ...
in 2005, Bergsvåg became the new mayor of that municipality. He declined to stand for another term as mayor in the
2011 local elections.
[Kjetil Løset]
Tre av ti ordførere vil ikke fortsette
TV2, 21 March 2011
He was a member of the Rogaland
county council
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Australia
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between 2003 and 2023 and he had the top spot on the Rogaland Centre Party's list for the election to the county council in 2011.
[ He also served as the deputy county mayor of Rogaland between 2019 and 2023.]
Personal life
He is married to Anne Bergsvåg, with whom has three children and a further six grandchildren. He is also a builder by education.
References
1958 births
Living people
Centre Party (Norway) politicians
Deputy members of the Storting
Mayors of places in Rogaland
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