Ingebrigt S. Sørfonn (born 27 May 1950) is a Norwegian politician representing the

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. He was a representative of

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in the

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from 1997 until 2009. Sørfonn was previously the mayor of

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from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1986 to 1987. Sørfonn became the leader of the lobby group

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after the 2005 parliamentary election.

Storting committees

*2005–2009 member of the Business committee. *2001–2005 second deputy leader of the Finance committee. *2001–2005 member of the Extended Foreign Affairs committee. *2005–2009 member of the Finance committee.

References

1950 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian Christians Norwegian Zionists Members of the Storting 2001–2005 Members of the Storting 1997–2001 Members of the Storting 2005–2009 {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub