Åge Ramberg (28 September 1921, Larvik – 24 August 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He worked as a teacher, having graduated as

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from the

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in 1948 and spent the first year as a teacher in

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. He was taught and was involved in local politics in

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from 1951 to 1959, Sandar from 1963 to 1967 and

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from 1967 to 1973—teaching at Sandefjord Upper Secondary School from 1959 to 1985. He chaired Vestfold Christian Democratic Party from 1982 to 1986. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from

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in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions, serving until 1989. After chairing the Standing Committee on Administration in his middle term, his last term was spent as secretary of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and member of the Standing Committee on Defence. He was a

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. In 1994, his son Per Ramberg became mayor of Sandefjord, with another son Ivar Ramberg becoming deputy mayor.

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1921 births 1991 deaths Members of the Storting Vestfold politicians Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians People from Sandefjord People from Larvik University of Oslo alumni 20th-century Norwegian politicians Norwegian Pentecostals {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub