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Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 27 December 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 27 December 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Early life
Handegard was educated at Rogne Upper Secondary School, specialising in nursing auxiliary skills. She worked as a nursing auxiliary inJondal
Jondal is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1863 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county. It was located on the Folgefonna peninsu ...
and Vikevollen between 1981 and 2007.
Elected office
Handegard was deputy mayor ofJondal
Jondal is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1863 until its dissolution in 2020 when it became part of Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county. It was located on the Folgefonna peninsu ...
1995-2007, then Mayor 2007-2009.
From 2000-2002 she was Vice-chair of the Hordaland branch of the Centre Party then Chair 2002-2008.
Handegard served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) 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 base ...
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 Municipal ...
2005 - 2009.
Later career
Since 2009, Handegard has been a political advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications,Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (born 12 November 1948 in Fister, Norway) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Kleppa is educated as a teacher at Kristiansand Teacher Training College in 1970. She worked as a teacher from 1967 to 1992. Sh ...
.
Handegard is married with three children.
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