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Petter Steen Jr. (born 1 August 1962) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party who served as the mayor of Haugesund [1] from 2001 to 2015.
Steen was educated at Stavanger Teacher College (1986) after which he worked in the public schools in Sveio until he was elected mayor in 2001.
Haugesund (help·info) is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern Vestland is in Haugesund. The majority of the population of Haugesund lives in the Haugesund urban area in the municipality's southwest. The majority of the municipality outside this area is rural or undeveloped.
Johannes Wilhelm Christian Steen was a Norwegian educator who served as the 6th prime minister of Norway from 1891 to 1893 and from 1898 to 1902.
Reiulf Steen was a Norwegian author, ambassador and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and chairman from 1975 to 1981. Steen served as Norwegian ambassador to Chile between 1992 and 1996.
Fotballklubben Haugesund, usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional Norwegian football club from the city of Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway. The club currently plays in the Norwegian Eliteserien, the first tier in the Norwegian football league system, after having been promoted in the 2008-2009 season.
Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Sportsklubben Vard Haugesund is a Norwegian football club located in Haugesund. The team currently plays in the 2. divisjon after being promoted from the 3. divisjon in 2019. The team reached the Norwegian Football Cup finals in 1962 and 1975. Vard played in the Norwegian top flight in 1976.
Norway has a notable film industry.
Olle Johan Eriksen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Finn Martin Vallersnes is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
The Terra Securities scandal was a scandal that became public in November 2007. It involved highly speculative investments by eight municipalities of Norway in various hedge funds in the United States bond market. The funds were sold by Terra Securities to the municipalities, while the products were delivered by Citigroup. The municipalities involved were Narvik, Rana, Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland, Vik and Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane, Haugesund in Rogaland, and Kvinesdal in Vest-Agder, all large producers of hydroelectricity.
Valentin Valentinsen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Party.
Thomas Vigner Christiansen Haaland was a Norwegian politician.
Christian Wegner Haaland was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician for the Conservative Party.
Jarle Wee was a Norwegian football striker.
Vibrandsøy or Vibrandsøya is an island in Haugesund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies west of the densely built-up island of Hasseløy and northwest of the island of Risøy in the town of Haugesund. The island is now used as a recreational area. The island was part of the Torvastad municipality until 1965, and is the only part of the former municipality which was not incorporated into Karmøy. As such, the island is the newest part of the Haugesund municipality.
Osmund Kaldheim is a Norwegian businessman, civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party.
Jens Edvard Haugland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.
Eirik Horneland is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
Åge Steen is a Norwegian football manager.
Stig Krohn Haaland is a retired Norwegian football defender and later manager.
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