Harry Johan Olai Klippenvåg
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Harry Johan Olai Klippenvåg (12 May 1913 – 11 November 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Lurøy
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark
in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.
Klippenvåg was mayor of Sør-Varanger
municipality during the terms 1947–1951 and 1951–1955. He was also a member of Finnmark county council from 1947–1949.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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He was born in Lurøy
Lurøy
Lurøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lurøy. Lurøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark
Finnmark
or Finnmárku is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway. By land it borders Troms county to the west, Finland to the south and Russia to the east, and by water, the Norwegian Sea to the northwest, and the Barents Sea to the north and northeast.The county was formerly known as Finmarkens...
in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.
Klippenvåg was mayor of Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger
Sør-Varanger is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kirkenes. Sør-Varanger was separated from the municipality of Vadsø on 1 July 1858.-Name:...
municipality during the terms 1947–1951 and 1951–1955. He was also a member of Finnmark county council from 1947–1949.