Christian Erlandsen (2 March 1926, Aker – 10 October 2016) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He later served as a deputy representative during the term 1989–1993. On the local level he was a member of Stange

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from 1963 to 1977 and 1987 to 1995. From 1975 to 1979 and 1987 to 1999 he was a deputy member of Hedmark

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. He chaired the local party chapter from 1994 to 1999. Outside politics he graduated with a cand.med. degree from the

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in 1952, specialized in psychiatry in 1963 and worked at Sanderud Hospital.

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1926 births 2016 deaths Members of the Storting Hedmark politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian psychiatrists University of Copenhagen alumni 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub