| Torstein Dahle | |
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| Party Leader of Red | |
| In office 2007–2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1947 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Red |
| Residence | Oslo, Norway |
| Alma mater | Norwegian School of Economics |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Atheism |
Torstein Dahle (born 20 February 1947) is a Norwegian politician and economist. He works at the Bergen University College and represents Red in the city council of Bergen. Dahle was born in Oslo.
Since its foundation in 2007 Dahle was leader of the Red, and he was previously leader of Red's predecessor, Red Electoral Alliance. He was succeeded by Turid Thomassen in 2010. He was also a founding member of Red Electoral Alliance and Workers' Communist Party in 1973, but left the latter in 1997.
On 23 July 2007 he became subject to media attention when he said that the Taliban and other Afghan rebels had the full right of fighting the Norwegian soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force force stationed in Afghanistan.[1] The attention occurred only days later with the death of that occurred when a Norwegian army officer in the Logar Province as a Norwegian military unit came under hostile fire.[2] He later commented that he did not support the death of Norwegian military personnel.
Dahle is 204 cm tall and openly homosexual.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Aslak Sira Myhre |
Leader of Red Electoral Alliance 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by position abolished |
| Preceded by position created |
Leader of Red 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Turid Thomassen |
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