Harald Rød
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Harald Andreas Rød (29 July 1907 – 14 August 1982) was a
Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...
farmer and politician for the Centre Party. He was born in
Frogn Frogn is a municipality in former Akershus now Viken county, Norway. It is part of the Follo traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Drøbak. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 ...
as a son of farmers, and became a farmer at Huseby near
Drøbak Drøbak is a town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Viken county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants. History Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its own through a royal decre ...
. In 1945 he became the first chairman of Norges Bygdeungdomslag. He also served as mayor of Frogn from 1946 to 1961. As such he was also a member of the
county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...
. He died in August 1982.


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1907 births 1982 deaths People from Frogn Norwegian farmers Mayors of places in Akershus Centre Party (Norway) politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub