Børre Rønningen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

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 previously represented the Socialist Left Party

Socialist Left Party (Norway)

The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...

. For this party he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark

Telemark

is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...

 in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He chaired the party chapter in Telemark from 1979 to 1983.

On the local level Rønningen was a member of Telemark county council from 1983 to 1991 and of Vinje

Vinje

Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.-Name:...

 municipal council from 1991 to 1995. After joining the Labour Party, he served as mayor from 1999 to 2003.

Outside of politics, he works with taxes. He has been active in Nei til EU

Nei til EU

Nei til EU is the main Norwegian interest group opposing a future Norwegian accession to the European Union . It began informally in 1988 and became a full organization in 1990.-Criticism:...

, and leads the Nationwide Association of Hydropower Municipalities

Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar

Landssamanslutninga av Vasskraftkommunar is a Norwegian interest group. It groups municipalities that are involved in hydropower production....

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