Name Sigrid Handegard Role Norwegian Politician | Party Centre Party | |
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Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 27 December 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
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Early life
Handegard was educated at Rogne Upper Secondary School, specialising in nursing auxiliary skills.
She worked as a nursing auxiliary in Jondal and Vikevollen between 1981 and 2007.
Elected office
Handegard was deputy mayor of Jondal 1995-2007, then Mayor 2007-2009.
From 2000-2002 she was Vice-chair of the Hordaland branch of the Centre Party then Chair 2002-2008.
Handegard served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland 2005 - 2009.
Later career
Since 2009, Handegard has been a political advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.
Handegard is married with three children.
References
Sigrid Brattabø Handegard Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA