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Sigvald Oppebøen Hansen
Norwegian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sigvald Oppebøen Hansen (born 21 September 1950 in Nissedal) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1993, and has been re-elected on three occasions.
On the local level was a member of Nissedal municipality council from 1983 to 1987, and of Telemark county council from 1983 to 1993.
Before entering politics, he worked as a mail carrier and has attended a business school.[1]