Ola Torgeir Lånke (born 18 March 1948 in

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) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. Lånke was elected to the

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from

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in 1993, and has been re-elected on three occasions. On the local level he was a member of the

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from 1991 to 1993. Lånke was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party, from 1975 to 1976. Since 1997 he has been a member of the national Christian Democratic Party board. Outside politics Lånke has worked as a priest, having graduated from the

MF Norwegian School of Theology MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society (MF for short) is a Norwegian private specialized university. MF focuses on education, research and dissemination of their fields of expertise. The specialized university is located at Majorstu ...

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in 1977.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laanke, Ola T. 1948 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Trondheim People from Rennebu Norwegian priest-politicians MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society alumni Members of the Storting 2001–2005 Members of the Storting 1993–1997 Members of the Storting 1997–2001 Members of the Storting 2005–2009