Hans Fredrik Grøvan (born 1 November 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the
Christian Democratic Party. He served as the party’s parliamentary leader from 2019 to 2021.
Career
Parliament
He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament from
Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
in 2013.
He served as a deputy representative to the
Norwegian Parliament from
Vest-Agder
Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ...
during the term 2001–2005.
On 29 January 2019, Grøvan was appointed the party’s parliamentary leader after
Knut Arild Hareide
Knut Arild Hareide (born 23 November 1972) is a Norwegian politician who served as a member of parliament from Hordaland and as the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 2011 to 2019. He served as Minister of Transport and Communications ...
resigned from the position.
Grøvan ran for re-election for the
2021 election, but lost the nomination to
Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius
Jorunn Elisabet Gleditsch Lossius (born 29 February 1980) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
Education
Lossius has studied christianity, drama/theater and history at the University of Agder.
Political career Pa ...
in November 2020. The party went on to lose five seats in Parliament in the election on 13 September 2021.
Local politics
On the local level he was the mayor of
Lyngdal
is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alleen. Some of the main villages in Lyngdal include Austad, Byremo, Fleseland, Hæà ...
from 1995 to 2007. He was chairman of the board of
Agder Energi to 2005.
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Deputy members of the Storting
Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians
Mayors of places in Vest-Agder
21st-century Norwegian politicians
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