Johan Østby (5 March 1924 – 20 February 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party, and journalist. He was born in Trysil. He was member of the Norwegian Parliament

Stortinget The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from Hedmark for 12 years, from 1965 to 1977. Østby was a journalist in the Elverum newspaper

Østlendingen ''Østlendingen'' is a daily, regional newspaper published in Elverum, Norway. With a circulation of 19,000, it covers the regions of Østerdalen, Solør, Glåmdalen, Trysil and Engerdal. The newspaper is controlled by Edda Media Edda Media was a ...

from 1949 to 1991; was involved in local politics in Elverum municipality between 1959 and 1967, and was a member of Hedmark county council from 1965 to 1967.

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* 1924 births 2005 deaths People from Trysil Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub