Einar Busterud (born 18 September 1953) is a

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politician who since 2015 has been mayor of

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. From 1999 to 2011 he was the mayor of

. He was first elected to city council in 1991. He does not represent a

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, but rather is part of the local bygdeliste called ''By- og bygdelista''. In 2010, he announced he would not be seeking reelection. Before serving as mayor, Busterud was the managing director of ad agency Ord & Jord. In late 2011 he was hired as director of communications and strategy in

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, effective from 1 January 2012.

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1953 births Living people Mayors of places in Hedmark Politicians from Hamar Norwegian marketing people {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub