Bent Røiseland (11 October 1902 – 31 October 1981) was a Norwegian politician for the

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and later the Liberal People's Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. He was President of the Lagting for three terms. During his seventh term, in December 1972, Røiseland joined the Liberal People's Party which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the

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. On the local level, Røiseland was a member of

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between 1931 and 1940. He was born in Holme. Outside politics he mainly worked as a farmer. He was a member of the Diocese Council of Agder from 1958 to 1965, and was an auditor-general at the

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from 1954 to 1973.

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* 1902 births 1981 deaths Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Vest-Agder politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub