Tove Kari Viken
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Tove Kari Viken is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
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Born Tove Kari Hanssen, she was raised on the train station at Kongsvoll
, where her father was station master. She married Finn Viken from Oppdal and has two adult children.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag
in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. She served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1981–1985, 1985–1989 and 1997–2001.
Viken was a member of Oppdal
municipality board from 1975 to 1983, and later served as deputy mayor in 1987–1989.
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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Born Tove Kari Hanssen, she was raised on the train station at Kongsvoll
Kongsvoll Station
Kongsvoll Station is a railway station located at Kongsvoll in the municipality of Oppdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It's located in the Drivdalen valley, along the Driva river and the European route E6 highway....
, where her father was station master. She married Finn Viken from Oppdal and has two adult children.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. She served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1981–1985, 1985–1989 and 1997–2001.
Viken was a member of Oppdal
Oppdal
is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan...
municipality board from 1975 to 1983, and later served as deputy mayor in 1987–1989.