Jan Olav Olsen (born 29 September 1950 in
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...
) is a Norwegian politician for the
Conservative Party.
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament
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from
Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder (, ) was a county (''fylke'') in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . ...
in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005.
Olsen held various positions in
Gjerstad
Gjerstad is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet, in the southeastern part of the county, along the border with Telemark county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the vill ...
municipality council from 1983 to 1999, serving as mayor from 1991 until 1999. From 1999 to 2001 he was a member of Aust-Agder county council.
See also
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Politics of Norway
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Inger Løite Member of same council, but from Labour Party
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1950 births
Living people
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Members of the Storting 2001–2005
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