Rita Irene Ottervik (born 11 September 1966 in

Hitra Hitra is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and hundreds smaller islands, islets, and skerries. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ...

) is a

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politician from the Labour Party who has served as the mayor of Trondheim since 2003. She has served as a secretary in the Workers' Youth League and political advisor at the Office of the Prime Minister under

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(1996–1997). She was elected as a member of Trondheim city council in 1999, and served four years before becoming mayor. Ottervik was considered a candidate for a cabinet post following the elections of 2005 and 2009, but she declined the offers at both occasions in favor of continuing her tenure as mayor.

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1966 births Living people People from Hitra Mayors of Trondheim Labour Party (Norway) politicians Women mayors of places in Norway 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub