Leif Helge Kongshaug Explained

Leif Helge Kongshaug
Birth Date:July 31, 1949
Birth Place:Averøy, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Politician, Teacher, Counselor, Farmer
Party:Liberal Party
Office1:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:2001
Office2:State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Term Start2:Second cabinet Bondevik
Office3:Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Term Start3:2005
Office4:Mayor of Averøy
Term Start4:1986
Office5:Member of Averøy Municipal Council
Term Start5:1979
Term End5:1997

Leif Helge Kongshaug (born 31 July 1949 in Averøy) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1997, but not re-elected in 2001. During the second cabinet Bondevik, Kongshaug was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. He was re-elected to a second parliamentary term in 2005.

On the local level he was a member of Averøy municipal council from 1979 to 1997, serving as mayor from 1986. Outside politics he has worked as a school teacher, counselor and farmer.

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