Knut Hanselmann (14 March 1946 – 31 December 2022) was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party. Hanselmann was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...

in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1981–1985. Hanselmann was also involved in local politics in

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

and

Askøy Askøy is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen, which i ...

. In 2007 he became the mayor of Askøy. From 1987 to 1989 he was also a member of Hordaland county council. He left the

Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee '' The Parliament Appointed Committee for Intelligence Oversight Committee (), commonly known as the EOS Committee () is Norway's body responsible for overseeing public intelligence, surveillance and security services. The body has seven members an ...

in 2011. Hanselmann died of cancer on 31 December 2022, at the age of 76.Tidligere ordfører Knut Hanselmann er død

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* 1946 births 2022 deaths Progress Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Bergen Mayors of Askøy People from Askøy Members of the Storting 1989–1993 {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub