Gisle Handeland

Gisle Handeland (born 1943) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

From 1990 to 1995, during the third cabinet Brundtland, Handeland was private secretary (today known as political advisor) / state secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.[1]

In 1999 Handeland was elected county mayor (fylkesordfører) of Hordaland, as the first from the Labour Party to hold this position.[2] He lost the position in 2003, but remained a member of the county council. He is also a member of the board of the Western Norway Regional Health Authority.[3]

He hails from Fedje.

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Transport and Communications (Political Advisor) - Regjeringen.no
  2. ↑ Press release
  3. ↑ Helse Vest: Styret


Preceded by
Magnar Lussand		 County mayor of Hordaland
1999–2003 		Succeeded by
Torill Selsvold Nyborg



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