Sjur Hopperstad
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Sjur Hopperstad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
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A farmer from Vangsnes
, he was a member of Balestrand
municipality council from 1960 to 1964. That year the area around Vangsnes
was moved to Vik
municipality, and so Hopperstad became a municipality council member there. He served as mayor from 1974 to 1987. He was also a member of the county council from 1964 to 1975 and 1980 to 1999. From 1992 he served as county mayor, and from 1995 as deputy county mayor.
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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A farmer from Vangsnes
Vangsnes
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, he was a member of Balestrand
Balestrand
Balestrand is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Balestrand....
municipality council from 1960 to 1964. That year the area around Vangsnes
Vangsnes
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was moved to Vik
Vik
Vik is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri.-General information:...
municipality, and so Hopperstad became a municipality council member there. He served as mayor from 1974 to 1987. He was also a member of the county council from 1964 to 1975 and 1980 to 1999. From 1992 he served as county mayor, and from 1995 as deputy county mayor.