Leif Kolflaath (17 February 1927 – 15 December 2001) was a Norwegian politician from the

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. He was born in

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. Kolflaath, who belonged to

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, was never elected directly to the

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but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. During the second term he was brought in as a replacement representative for

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, who was appointed to the Cabinet at that time, after Kyllingmark's original replacer

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formally moved up in the line of succession to replace

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who died in February 1967. Kolflaath sat through that term and then returned to serve in deputy position. On local level Kolflaath served in

municipality council from 1954 to 1966. From 1958 to 1966 he was also a member of Nordland county council.

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* 1927 births 2001 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Narvik {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub