Shahbaz Tariq (born 24 December 1948 in

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

on 24 December 1948 however his family moved to

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in 1950 when he was two years old. He served as a deputy representative 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

during the terms 1989–1993, 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. From 2000 to 2001 he was a regular representative, covering for

Bjørn Tore Godal Bjørn Tore Godal (born 20 January 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994–1997 and Minister of Defence from 2000–2001 in Stoltenberg's First Cabinet. From 2003-2007 he was the N ...

who was appointed to the

first cabinet Stoltenberg Stoltenberg's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 2000 and 19 October 2001. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Part ...

. Tariq was a member of

city council from 1991 to 2003.

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* 1948 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Pakistani emigrants to Norway 20th-century Norwegian politicians Members of the Storting 1997–2001 {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub

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