Olav Kjetilson Nylund (25 February 1903 – 1 November 1957) was a

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politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

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from

Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ...

in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. 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 in ...

, he was a member of

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from 1931 to 1957, serving as deputy mayor in 1947–1951 and mayor from 1934 to 1940. He was also a member of Aust-Agder county council from 1934 to 1946. Outside politics he worked as a manual laborer, mainly in farming. He chaired the regional branch of the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union from 1951 to 1957.

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1903 births 1957 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Aust-Agder Labour Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Åmli {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub