Jon Ramstad (27 September 1925 – 17 October 2014) was a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Centre Party. He took his education at the

Norwegian College of Agriculture The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ( no, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Viken, near Oslo, and at Adamstuen in Oslo and has around 5,200 stude ...

in 1955, and worked at the horticultural schools in

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

Mære Mære is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along European route E6 and the Nordlandsbanen railway line, about south of the town of Steinkjer. The village of Sparbu lies about south of M� ...

and Staup. He was also a

rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

of the latter school. He was elected as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway 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 bas ...

from Nord-Trøndelag during the term 1969–1973. He was the mayor of

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...

from 1976 to 1980, and was both preceded and succeeded by Jarle Haugan. He has also been chairman of ''Nord-Trøndelag Idrettskrets'', and a board member of the

Norwegian Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

and

Røra Fabrikker aksjeselskap, AS Røra Fabrikker is a Norwegian company that is located in Røra in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is a juice, jam, and processed agricultural product company that is a subsidiary of Coop Norge ...

. He resided in Levanger. His brother

Ivar Ramstad Ivar Ramstad (3 February 1924 – 26 April 2009) was a Norwegian discus thrower. He worked as a farmer at the farm Nygjerdet, between Røra and Straumen, and also had a career in Gjensidige. His brother Jon Ramstad was mayor of Levanger. Hi ...

was a farmer in Inderøy and an Olympic discus thrower.

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1925 births 2014 deaths People from Levanger Heads of schools in Norway Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Deputy members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub