Bjarne HÃ¥kon Hanssen

Bjarne Håkon Hanssen ( born 1 November 1962 in Bangsund in Namsos ) is a Norwegian social democratic politician. From 2005 to 2009 he was Minister in the second cabinet of Jens Stoltenberg.

Education and work

Bjarne Håkon Hansen is trained as a teacher at the Levanger Lærerhøgskole.

Policy

Party

From 1980 to 1982 he was head of the Young Socialists in Nord-Trøndelag.

Member of Parliament

Since 1997 he is a member of the Storting for Nord-Trøndelag.

Public offices

Hanssen was Minister of Agriculture in the first cabinet of Jens Stoltenberg's March 17, 2000 to October 19, 2001. Between 17 October 2005 and October 20, 2009 he was Minister in the second cabinet Stoltenberg, first for work and equality, from June 20 2008 for Health and Welfare.

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