Leif Helge Kongshaug
Norwegian politician
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| Intro | Norwegian politician | |
| Places | Norway | |
| is | Politician Farmer | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 31 July 1949, Averøy, Norway | |
| Age | 75 years | |
| Star sign | Leo | |
| Politics: | Liberal Party |
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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.