Torstein Slungård (5 September 1931 – 14 August 2009) was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party.
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He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1965 to August 1969 and October 1969 to 1971, during the cabinet Borten.[1] The hiatus came because he ran for general election in 1969, and incumbent State Secretaries are not eligible for election per the Norwegian Constitution.[2] He did not win a seat in the election, but served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1965–1969 and 1969–1973.[3]
He was a member of Nittedal municipal council for seven terms, 28 years,[4] mayor from 1976 to 1977,[5] a member of Akershus county council and chairman of the regional party chapter. He was also deputy chairman of the national party.[4]
He was board chairman of the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Akershus Energi and Fylkeskraft Østlandet, and a board member of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. He lived his later life in Dovre,[4] and died in 2009.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Per Borten's Government. 12 October 1965 - 17 March 1971". Government.no. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ Geithus, Tonje Merete (1999). Statssekretærane. Intensjon og praksis 1945-1971 (in Norwegian). Bergen: LOS-sentret. p. 94. ISSN 0801-9045.
- ^ "Torstein Slungård" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ a b c "75 år 5. september: Torstein Slungård" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 August 2006.
- ^ a b "Torstein Slungård (1931-2009)" (in Norwegian). Liberal Party of Norway, Akershus. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.