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Place of Birth: Halden, Eastern Norway, Norway
About Wenche Olsen
- Wenche Olsen (born 30 November 1965, in Halden) is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting who represents the Norwegian Labour Party.
- Olsen was nominated as the Labour Party's fourth candidate for Østfold at the 2009 Norwegian parliamentary election, and won a seat after a strong performance in that county.
- Her issues in the campaign were on healthcare, in particular she supported the construction of a new hospital in Halden.Prior to her election into national level politics, Olsen was elected to the municipality council in Halden between 1999 and 2003, she had already been a deputy member from 1995.
- From 2007 until 2009, she was deputy mayor of Halden.
- She has also been the leader of the Halden division of the LO trade union confederation.Apart from politics, Olsen started her career as a cleaner at Halden sykehus in 1982, and she has since advanced to head of the cleaning and textile department at Sykehuset Østfold from 1999.
- She held that position until her election to parliament and is now on leave from that job.
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