title: Sigrid Brattabø Handegard
text: # Sigrid Brattabø Handegard
  
  Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (born 27 December 1963) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Handegard was educated at Rogne Upper Secondary School, specialising in nursing auxiliary skills.
  
  She worked as a nursing auxiliary in Jondal and Vikevollen between 1981 and 2007.
  
  ## Elected office
  
  Handegard was deputy mayor of Jondal 1995-2007, then Mayor 2007-2009.
  
  From 2000-2002 she was Vice-chair of the Hordaland branch of the Centre Party then Chair 2002-2008.
  
  Handegard served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland 2005 - 2009.
  
  ## Later career
  
  Since 2009, Handegard has been a political advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications, Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.
  
  Handegard is married with three children.
  
  