Morten Strand
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Morten Strand is a Norwegian footballer and politician for the Conservative Party
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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 Vollen UL. 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.
Strand was first elected to Asker
municipal council in 1983, and was mayor of Asker municipality from 1995 to 2007. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus
during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. He was also involved in the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
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He hails from Bekkestua
Bekkestua
Bekkestua is a town in the municipality of Bærum, Norway, with a busy bus terminal and a station on one of Oslo's westbound T-bane lines, Kolsåsbanen. It also has its own library, McDonalds, police station and fire station...
in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, 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 Vollen UL. 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
Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association
The Norwegian Wholesale Paper Merchants Association is an employers' organisation in Norway.It is a member of the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises as well as EUGROPA, the European Paper Merchants Association. Chairman of the board is Per Claudi....
and a board member of the Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises
Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises
The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was established on 1 January 1990 through a merger. The headquarters are at Solli plass in Frogner, Oslo....
for many years.
Strand was first elected to Asker
Asker
Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...
municipal council in 1983, and was mayor of Asker municipality from 1995 to 2007. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. He was also involved in the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was founded in 1972 as a merger between the Union of Norwegian Cities and the Norwegian Association of Rural Municipalities...
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