Knut Olaf Andreasson Strand (7 December 1887 – 16 February 1980) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1931–1933 and 1934–1936. Strand was born in

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and a member of

municipality council in the periods 1913–1928, 1931–1934 and 1945–1947, serving as mayor in 1922–1925. He was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council.

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* 1887 births 1980 deaths People from Ulstein Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1880s-stub