Hans Torgersen (30 October 1926 in

Øvre Eiker Øvre Eiker is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Eiker. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hokksund. The old municipality of Eiker was divided into ''Øvre Eiker'' ...

– 10 February 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

city council from 1963 to 1971. From 1963 to 1964 he was also a member of Buskerud

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. He chaired the local party chapter from 1956 to 1960 and the regional chapter from 1974 to 1978. From 1974 to 1978 he was a member of the national party board. Outside politics he worked as a

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References

* 1926 births 2015 deaths People from Øvre Eiker Politicians from Drammen Members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 1977–1981 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub