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Place of Birth: Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
About Jan Birger Medhaug
- Jan Birger Medhaug (born 24 September 1941) is a Norwegian politician, formerly representing the Christian Democratic Party. From 1999 to 2003 he was the deputy county mayor of Rogaland, under Roald Bergsaker.
- He also served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the term 2001–2005.
- In 2003 he was about to be nominated as his party's candidate for county mayor, but the nomination was withdrawn as Medhaug was accused of a criminal offence.
- This case made the national news headlines.
- He was acquitted for this offence in Karmsund District Court in January 2006, and in Gulating Court of Appeal in March 2007.
- In June 2007 the Appeals Selection Committee of the Supreme Court of Norway refused to try the case for the Supreme Court.Medhaug remained a member of Karmøy municipal council and Rogaland county council for the rest of the term 2003–2007, but resigned his party membership in 2005 and continued as an independent.
- Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, the party leader in 2003, was involved in the withdrawal of Medhaug as county mayor candidate.
- This flawed intervention contributed to her resignation as party leader in 2004.
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