Bjarne Håkon Hanssen in 2005
Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, (born November 1, 1962) has been the Norwegian Minister of Health since June 20, 2008 as part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg. He was previously Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2001 and Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion from 2005 to 2008. He is a member of the Norwegian Labour Party. During his term as Minister of Agriculture he admitted a love for sausages and was by many then just nicknamed "Pølse-Hanssen" ("Sausage Hanssen").
Biography
Hanssen graduataed from Namsos Upper Secondary School in 1981 and from Levanger Teacher College in 1985. He worked within the psychiatric services before becoming administrative chief for Fosen municipality in 1989. He was first elected to the Nord-Trøndelag county council in 1983. In 1995 we was elected County Mayor, but was then elected to Storting two years later. In 2000 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, serving until 2001. He became Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion in 2005; in June 2008 he was moved to the post of Minister of Health.
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