Egil Bergsland (born 2 September 1924 in

Notodden Notodden () is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Notodden. Notodden was separated from the munici ...

, died 12 October 2007) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. On the local level he was a member of

Heddal Heddal is a village and parish in Notodden municipality in Telemark County, Norway. History The parish of ''Hitterdal'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Notodden was separated from Heddal both as ...

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

from 1955 to 1964, and then of

municipal council from 1964 to 1967 as deputy mayor. He served as mayor from 1971 to 1975. From 1963 to 1983 he was also a member of Telemark

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

. He chaired the local party chapter from 1968 to 1969. Outside politics he spent his entire career in

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, advancing from laborer in 1946-1958 all the way up to assisting director in 1976-1985.

References

* 1924 births 2007 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Telemark Labour Party (Norway) politicians People from Notodden 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub