Tor Ottar Karlsen

Tor Ottar Karlsen, born on 13 th of March 1950.

Survey of education, working experience and political experience:

Education:

The Norwegian College for Social education, 1974.

Working experience:

Social worker 1975 - 1986
Leader of the department for social welfare at the County Governor in Vestfold 1986 - 1994

Political experience:

Member of the Municipal Council of Lier 1980 - 92.
Member of the board of the bank ”Sparebanken Buskerud”, 1986 - 94.
Leader of the Social democratic party in Lier for 3 years
Member of the board of Buskerud social democratic party 1983 - 86.
Member of the labour union for health and social workers 1983 - 88.
Leader of the Social democratic party in Buskerud County 1992 - 1996
Member of the National Board of the Norwegian Social democratic Party, 1992 - 96.
Secretary of State July 1994 - November 1996. (The last government of Gro Harlsem Brundland)
Consultant for the Social Democratic Party in the Norwegian Parliament 1997 – 1999
Leader of the administration for the Social democratic Party in the Norwegian Parliament
Chairman of the County Council of Buskerud 1999 and still
Leader of the Council of the cooperation of (BTV) three counties in the South East of Norway