Roy Waage

Norwegian politician (born 1963)
Roy Waage
Mayor of Skjervøy Municipality
In office
1995[1]–2011
Preceded byKurt Leif Strøm
Succeeded byTorgeir Johnsen
Personal details
Born17 November 1963
NationalityNorwegian
Political partyCoastal Party
Residence(s)Skjervøy, Norway

Roy Waage (born 17 November 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Coastal Party, He was mayor of Skjervøy Municipality from 1995 until 2011.[2]

He was originally a member of the Christian Democrats, serving as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms during the term 1997–2001.[2]

He switched to the Coastal Party after it was created in the late 1999. He was top candidate for the party in Troms in the 2001 election but marginally failed to get elected. In the 2003 local elections he was elected member for the Troms county council and re-elected mayor of Skjervøy Municipality, something he has been since 1995.[2][1]

On 13 March 2005 he was appointed chairman of the party, a position he held until 1 May 2007. The party failed to get legislative representation in the 2005 election, but Waage was again re-elected mayor of Skjervøy in the 2007 local elections.

Party political offices
Preceded by
Steinar Bastesen
Chairman of the Coastal Party
2005–2007
Succeeded by
Jan Helge Jensen
Political offices
Preceded by
Kurt-Leif Strøm[3]
Mayor of Skjervøy Municipality
1995–2011
Succeeded by
Torgeir Johnsen

References

  1. ^ a b "Roy Waage til Stortinget?" (in Norwegian). Norge IDAG. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. ^ a b c "Roy Waage" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  3. ^ "Framtidsdebatt i Skjervøy" (in Norwegian). Nordlys.no. Retrieved 2009-05-19.


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