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Kristian Sundtoft (11 August 1937 – 2 January 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in
Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli i ...
, but moved to
Lillesand Lillesand () is List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center of the municipality ...
. He started his political career in Lillesand
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in 1964. He became mayor of Lillesand for eight years as well as county mayor of Aust-Agder in 1976. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Aust-Agder during the terms 1965–1969, 1981–1985 and 1993–1997. In total he served during 30 days of parliamentary session. From 1989 to 1995 he chaired Aust-Agder Conservative Party, but he changed allegiance to the
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which he also represented in the municipal council. Sundtoft was also chairman of
Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Kommunal Landspensjonskasse Gjensidig Forsikringsselskap or KLP is an Oslo-based mutual insurance company that manages the pensions of municipal employees in Norway. As of 31 March 2021, the fund had assets of NOK 813.5 billion (US$95.1 billion ...
and deputy chair of the
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities ( no, KS) is an employers' organisation in Norway. It was founded in 1972 as a merger between the Union of Norwegian Cities (''Norges Byforbund'', founded in 1903) and the Norwegian Ass ...
. He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2005. He was the father of
Tine Sundtoft Kristine "Tine" Sundtoft (born 19 April 1967) is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party. She was Minister of Climate and the Environment in Solberg's Cabinet from 2013 to 2015. Biography Family and education She ...
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1937 births 2015 deaths People from Åmli People from Lillesand Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Aust-Agder Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub