Dagfinn Henrik Olsen

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Dagfinn Henrik Olsen (born 29 June 1966) is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland during the terms 1997–2001, 2013–2017 and 2017–2021. When regular representative Kjell-Børge Freiberg became a cabinet member in August 2018, Olsen took his place as a regular. He assumed a seat in the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications. [1] Hailing from Lødingen Municipality, he had been elected on local and regional level. [2]

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References

  1. "Dagfinn Henrik Olsen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  2. "Dagfinn Olsen ny FRP-topp". 3 February 2007.