Odd Torgeir Rusten (27 February 1925 – 1 February 2009) was a Norwegian smallholder and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

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as a son of smallholder Magne Rusten (1901–1987) and homeworker Kjellfrid Øverby (1902–1935). He took agricultural school from 1947 to 1949 and was a smallholder at the family farm from 1952 to 1982, when his son took over. He chaired the county branch of the

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from 1979 to 1986, having been a board member from 1974 to 1979 and chaired the local branch from 1957 to 1969. Public posts include the county board of agriculture from 1975 to 1991, being chairman for the last ten years. He was also a lay judge in Østerdal District Court. He chaired his local Labour Party branch in Brydalen from 1972 to 1997. He was a member of Tynset

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from 1963 to 1965, 1967 to 1971 and 1975 to 1977. He was a member of

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from 1983 to 1991, having been a deputy member from 1975 to 1983. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

during the terms 1977–1981 and 1981–1985. From 1977 to February 1981 he met as a regular representative, covering for

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who was a member of

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and Prime Minister in

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. Rusten was a member of the

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, and in total he met during 3 years and 210 days of parliamentary session.

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1925 births 2009 deaths People from Tynset Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting Labour Party (Norway) politicians Hedmark politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub