Oskar Jarle Grimstad | |
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 Oskar Jarle Grimstad. Image from FrPMedia | |
| Member of Parliament for Møre og Romsdal | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1954 Hareid, Norway |
| Political party | Progress Party |
| Spouse | Lillian Grimstad |
| Children | Two |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Director |
Oskar Jarle Grimstad (born 8 November 1954) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party (FrP) for Møre og Romsdal. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment.[1]
Grimstad was a member of the Progress Party's central board between 1999 and 2008. Grimstad was deputy mayor of Hareid between 1999 and 2003, and then a member of the Møre og Romsdal county council between 2003 and 2009.[1] He was successfully nominated for the Storting in second place on FrP's Møre og Romsdal ballot ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election.
Aside from politics, Grimstad has been a seaman, and a welder. Since 1976 he has been the director of three metalworking firms.[1] Grimstad is married and has two adult daughters.[2] Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a disastrous fire shortly before Christmas 2008.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Biografi:Grimstad, Oskar J." (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Oskar Jarle Grimstad" (in Norwegian). TV2 nyhetene. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "- Hele familiens solstråle". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 December 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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