David Hansen (born 8 June 1978) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. From 1999 to 2002 he was the leader of the

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, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party. From 2005 to 2007 he chaired the

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. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the terms 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. 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 o ...

, Hansen was appointed a political advisor in the

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, for Minister of International Development

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. In 2007, following the

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, Hansen won a seat in the

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city council. David Hansen is married to Inger Lise Hansen, who is a Christian Democratic Party politician too.

References

* 1978 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1970s-stub