Oskar Jarle Grimstad (born 8 November 1954) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party (FrP) for

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

. He is a member of the

Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment The Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment ( no, Energi- og miljøkomiten) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to petroleum, energy, hydroelectricity, environmental protection and re ...

. Grimstad was a member of the Progress Party's central board between 1999 and 2008. Grimstad was deputy mayor of Hareid between 1999 and 2003, and then a member of the Møre og Romsdal county council between 2003 and 2009. He was successfully nominated for the ''Storting'' in second place on FrP's Møre og Romsdal ballot ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election. Aside from politics, Grimstad has been a seaman, and a welder. Since 1976 he has been the director of three metalworking firms. Grimstad is married and has two adult daughters. Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a disastrous fire shortly before Christmas 2008.

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