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Place of Birth: Åsgårdstrand, Vestfold, Norway
About Tor Ottar Karlsen
- Tor Ottar Karlsen (born 13 March 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Rolvsøy and grew up in Åsgårdstrand.
- From 1980 to 1992 he was involved in local politics in Lier, and from 1992 to 1996 he chaired the county chapter of the Labour Party.
- From 1994 to 1996, during Brundtland's Third Cabinet, he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs.Following the 1999 elections, Karlsen became the new county mayor (fylkesordfører) of Buskerud.
- He was re-elected in 2003, but stepped down before the 2007 election.
- He is a member of the board in Southern Norway Regional Health Authority.
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