Kristian Geelmuyden (12 November 1875 in

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– 18 August 1969) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He served as mayor of Bærum from 1935 to 1937, having previously served as a member of the municipal council since 1929. Outside politics he spent much of his professional career in Norsk Hydro. He worked as an engineer in

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from 1904 to 1915, then as a chief of department and director in

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from 1915 to 1926. Geelmuyden was a reserve officer in the

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, with the rank of First Lieutenant.

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1875 births 1969 deaths Norwegian Army personnel Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Bærum politicians Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1870s-stub