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Sigbjørn Eriksen

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Sigbjørn Eriksen (21 March 1936 – 30 October 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Life and career

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Eriksen was a member of the municipal council of Rana Municipality from 1964 to 1975, serving as deputy mayor from 1972 to 1975. From 1964 to 1995 he was a member of Nordland county council, from 1972 to 1975 serving as deputy county mayor, and from 1984 to 1995 serving as county mayor.[1][2]

In 1996 he started working with the relations between Nordland County Municipality and Russia. He has been a board member of Nordlandskraft, and interim board chairman of Barents Institute. He resides in Bodø.[1] Eriksen died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 85.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "70 år 21. mars: Tidl. fylkesordfører, spesialrådgiver Sigbjørn Eriksen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 3 March 2006.
  2. ^ Åsli, Helen Katrin (6 August 2009). "Fylkesordføreren" (in Norwegian). Nordland County Municipality. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Sigbjørn Eriksen | Dødsannonse". Minnesider (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
Political offices
Preceded by County mayor of Nordland
1984–1995
Succeeded by