Morten Strand

Morten Strand (born 23 September 1947) is a Norwegian footballer and politician for the Conservative Party.

He hails from Bekkestua in Bærum, but now resides in Vollen. In his younger days he was a football goalkeeper for Stabæk, from 1965 to 1974, and Strømsgodset from 1975 to 1976. He has later been involved in the local football club . In his professional career he was a CEO of the paper company Basberg Papir. He was a deputy leader of the Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association and a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises for many years.^[1]

Strand was first elected to Asker municipal council in 1983, and was mayor of Asker municipality from 1995 to 2007.^[1] He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009.^[2] He was also involved in the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Bakken, Tor Chr., ed. (2008). "Morten Strand". Budstikkas store Asker og Bærum-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 437. ISBN 978-82-573-1534-4.
^ "Morten Strand" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Political offices
Preceded by Eyvind W. Wang	Mayor of Asker 1995–2007	Succeeded by Lene Conradi

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[basbl-1] Bakken, Tor Chr., ed. (2008). "Morten Strand". Budstikkas store Asker og Bærum-leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 437. ISBN 978-82-573-1534-4.

[2] "Morten Strand" (in Norwegian). Storting.

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