Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal (18 June 1925 – 3 February 2016) was a Norwegian agronomist, military officer and politician for the Centre Party. He was born in

Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrativ ...

as a son of physician Bastian Weiberg-Aurdal (1891–1973) and nurse Elise Ringdal (1892–1959). He finished his secondary education in 1944, took agricultural school in 1945 and infantry training in 1947. He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany before graduating from the

Norwegian College of Agriculture The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ( no, Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet, NMBU) is a public university located in Ås, Norway. It is located at Ås in Viken, near Oslo, and at Adamstuen in Oslo and has around 5,200 stud ...

in 1953. He settled at the farm Velle in

Sykkylven Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages in the municipality include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik. The municipa ...

in the same year. He worked as the municipal

agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the ...

of Stranda from 1954 to 1962 and of Sykkylven from 1962 to 1982. He was also a conscripti officer from 1958 to 1980, with the rank of lieutenant. He was a member of Sykkylven

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

from 1955 to 1971 and 1987 to 1991, serving as mayor in 1963–1969 and 1990–1991. From 1963 to 1971 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council. He chaired the local party chapter from 1962 to 1963. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

, and was re-elected on three occasions in

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

and

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

. He chaired the

Standing Committee on Transport and Communications The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications ( no, Transport- og kommunikasjonskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to transport, postal services, telecommunications, elect ...

during the two middle periods. He was also active in the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association ( no, Norges Bondelag) is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and ...

, and from 1961 to 1964 he was a board member of and supervisory council member of the Norwegian Red breeders. He was a board member of Privatbanken in Sykkylven from 1960 to 1975, Sunnmørsbanken from 1975 to 1990 (chair until 1980) and Stranda og Sykkylven Billag from 1963 to 1990 (chair since 1973). Nationally he was a board member of Televerket from 1985 to 1993. He was a lay judge in

Sunnmøre District Court Sunnmøre District Court ( no, Sunnmøre tingrett) was a district court in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Ålesund. The court existed until 2021. It had jurisdiction over approximately the southern third of t ...

from 1976 to 1992 and a member of the court of appeal until 2000. In 2003 he was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold.

References

1925 births 2016 deaths Politicians from Ålesund People from Sykkylven Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Norwegian Army personnel Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Møre og Romsdal Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub