About Gunn Olsen
Lived 1952 – 2013 (aged 61). Gunn Olsen was a Norwegian politician.
Gunn Olsen (18 September 1952 – 27 December 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Background Olsen was born in Kragerø the daughter of a mechanic and a housewife. She went to commerce school in 1969 but chose not to attend a higher education institution. Instead she was an office clerk in the newspaper Telemark Arbeiderblad from 1969 to 1990.
Political career She was a member of Telemark county council from 1983 to 1999, serving as deputy county mayor from 1990 to 1995. She has chaired the county party chapter, and been a member of the Labour Party national board. In the municipal council of Kragerø she has only been a deputy member, from 1979 to 1983.
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Who was Gunn Olsen?
Norwegian politician (1952-2013)
When was Gunn Olsen born?
Gunn Olsen was born on 18 September 1952.
When did Gunn Olsen die?
Gunn Olsen died on 27 December 2013 in Kragerø.
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Gunn Olsen was a politician.
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Gunn Olsen was Norwegian.
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