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- ↑ "Ordfører og varaordfører" (in Norwegian). Lillehammer Municipality. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "NRK: Ingunn Tronsholmen blir ny kunnskapsminister". khrono.no (in Norwegian). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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