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Gunnar Gundersen (born 21 May 1956 in Ã…snes) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2005.
On the local level he was a deputy member of Ã…snes municipal council from 1999 to 2007. He chaired the county party chapter from 2004 to 2005, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board in the same period.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1975-1979 and the University of California, Berkeley 1981–1982. He worked as a research assistant at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1982 to 1985, and then as a local businessman.
Gundersen is also a former Olympic
Gunnar Gundersen (born 21 May 1956 in Ã…snes) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2005.
On the local level he was a deputy member of Ã…snes municipal council from 1999 to 2007. He chaired the county party chapter from 2004 to 2005, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board in the same period.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1975-1979 and the University of California, Berkeley 1981–1982. He worked as a research assistant at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1982 to 1985, and then as a local businessman.
Gundersen is also a former Olympic swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
. He competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
. His son Tore Andreas Gundersen is a professional football player.
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* 1956 births Living people People from Ã…snes Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Hedmark politicians Norwegian male medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Norway Academic staff of the Norwegian College of Agriculture University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Norwegian sportsperson-politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-swimming-bio-stub