Asbjørn Sjøthun (20 July 1927 – 28 March 2010) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

Balsfjord Municipality Balsfjord ( sme, Báhccavuotna ; fkv, Paatsivuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storsteinnes. Other villages include Mestervik, Mortenhals, and Nordkjosb ...

, and took a one-year agricultural education at

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. He then worked as a farmer, agronomist and in forestry. He was a member of the

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from 1955 to 1971, serving as mayor from 1962 to 1969. He was elected to the

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from

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county in

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, and was re-elected on four occasions, his last term ending in 1989. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1961–1965 and 1965–1969. He was a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture for all his five terms, serving two terms as secretary and one term (his last term) as leader. He was also a member of the

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for three terms and the

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for three terms. He was also a member and deputy chair of the supervisory council of the

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between 1992 and 1995. He also held positions in the local sports club Nordkjosbotn IL. He died in March 2010.

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1927 births 2010 deaths Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Troms 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Balsfjord {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub