Jan Martin Vevatne (born 27 January 1950) is a former Norwegian politician for the

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. He grew up in

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, and graduated from Volda Teachers' College in 1972. He then moved to

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where he worked as a school teacher until 1986. He worked as a consultant and with banking before becoming organizational leader in the

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from 1992 to 2007. In 2007 he was hired in the Union of Education Norway. He was a member of Asker

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from 1974 to 2003 and

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from 1991 to 2003. In 2000, during

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, he served as a political advisor in the

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. He served as a deputy representative to the

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during the term 1997–2001, and met for eight days of parliamentary session. He lives in Gullhella. His wife Ingvild Tautra Vevatne was deputy mayor in Asker from 2003 to 2007.

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1950 births Living people People from Sola, Norway Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Volda University College alumni Norwegian educators Deputy members of the Storting Asker politicians Norwegian environmentalists {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub