Svein Borkhus (born 21 November 1955) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He hails from a farm in Dalholen in

Folldal Folldal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Folldal. The municipality was established in 1914 when it was sepa ...

. He became elected to

Alvdal Alvdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Alvdal. Other villages include Barkald, Plassmoen, and Strømmen ...

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airpor ...

, joined the executive committee in 1991, served as deputy mayor from 1995 to 1999 and mayor from 1999 to 2007. He was also a member of

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merg ...

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from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2010 he was a member of the county cabinet, and from 2010 to 2011 he chaired the county cabinet. In 2011 he again became mayor of Alvdal.

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1955 births Living people People from Folldal People from Alvdal Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Hedmark {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub