Reidun Gravdahl
Norwegian politician
Reidun Gravdahl, née Engen (born 12 January 1948 in Østre Toten Municipality) is a profiled Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Outside politics she worked at Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker from 1978, and became involved in the trade union there. She joined the Labour Party and was eventually elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 2001. She served as a deputy representative during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005.
On the local level she was elected to Oppland county council in 2003, and became deputy county mayor following the 2007 election.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7310049. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1948, 1978, 2001 and 1993.
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