Hans Olav Syversen (born 25 November 1966 in

Skjervøy Skjervøy kommune ( sme, Skiervvá suohkan; fkv, Kieruan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the in ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 2005. He previously served as a deputy representative to the

during the term 1989–1993. During the

first cabinet Bondevik Bondevik's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 October 1997 to 17 March 2000. It was led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is a ...

, Syversen was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Justice and the Police. He left the position in 1999. In 2003, during the

second cabinet Bondevik Bondevik's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 19 October 2001 and 17 October 2005. It was led by Kjell Magne Bondevik and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of ...

, he was appointed State Secretary in the

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. On the local level he was a member of Oslo city council from 1995 to 2003, being city administrative councillor (''kommunalråd'') since 1999. He was a member of the central party board from 1997 to 1999. He graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the

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in 2000. He has been involved in the

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1966 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Norwegian state secretaries Politicians from Oslo University of Oslo alumni Norwegian Lutherans 21st-century Norwegian politicians People from Skjervøy {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub