Odd Steinar Holøs (8 April 1922 – 31 August 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in

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. From 1956 to 1957 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1981, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1958–1961, 1961–1965, 1965–1969, 1969–1973, 1973–1977 and 1977–1981. He met as a regular representative in 1972 and 1973 meanwhile Lars Korvald was Prime Minister. In 1963, during the short-lived cabinet Lyng, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. On the local level, Holøs served as deputy mayor of

municipality from 1955 to 1967, and was a member of its executive committee during the term 1979–1983. Holøs did not have higher education. Outside politics he worked in newspapers among other things, as the editor-in-chief of '' Østfold Bygdeblad'' from 1945 to 1947 and 1957 to 1964 and a journalist in '' Vårt Land'' from 1946 to 1950.

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* 1922 births 2001 deaths People from Rakkestad Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian state secretaries Østfold politicians Norwegian newspaper editors Members of the Storting 1985–1989 Members of the Storting 1981–1985 Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub