Børre Rønningen (born 11 May 1949 in

Vikna Municipality Vikna is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1869 until its dissolution in 2020. It is now part of Nærøysund Municipality in the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipalit ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He previously represented the Socialist Left Party. For this party he was elected to the

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from

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in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He chaired the party chapter in Telemark from 1979 to 1983. On the local level Rønningen was a member of Telemark county council from 1983 to 1991 and of the

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from 1991 to 1995. After joining the Labour Party, he served as mayor from 1999 to 2003. Outside politics he works with taxes. He has been active in

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, and leads the Nationwide Association of Hydropower Municipalities.

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* 1949 births Living people Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Telemark People from Vikna Members of the Storting 1993–1997 Members of the Storting 1989–1993 {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub