Sigrid Brattabø Handegard
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Sigrid Brattabø Handegard
Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 27 December 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Early life[]
Handegard was educated at Upper Secondary School, specialising in nursing auxiliary skills.
She worked as a nursing auxiliary in Jondal and between 1981 and 2007.[1]
Elected office[]
Handegard was deputy mayor of Jondal 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 from Hordaland 2005 - 2009.
Later career[]
Since 2009, Handegard has been a political advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.[2]
Handegard is married with three children.
References[]
- "Sigrid Brattabø Handegard" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Tidligere politisk rådgiver i SD Sigrid Brattabø Handegard". 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Tidligere samferdselsminister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa". 20 October 2009.
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Centre Party (Norway) politicians
- Deputy members of the Storting
- Mayors of places in Hordaland
- Women mayors of places in Norway
- Jondal
- 20th-century Norwegian women politicians
- 20th-century Norwegian politicians
- Women members of the Storting
- Norwegian mayor stubs
- Norwegian politician, 1960s birth stubs