Jarle Benum (26 April 1928 - 15 July 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was born in

Sparbu Sparbu is a village in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about south of the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer. The European route E6 highway runs through the village as does the Nordlandsbanen ...

and served as a deputy representative to the

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from the county of

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

during the terms 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. He was deputy chairiman of the board of NKL (Norges Kooperative Landsforening, "Norwegian Cooperative Association") (today´s

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SA) 1962-1986 and chairman of the board and president 1986-1994. Benum was a farmer by occupation and was also involved in local politics in

Verdal Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklest ...

municipality from 1959 to 1979. He chaired the regional chapter of the Young Liberals from 1956 to 1960, the last two years as member of the national board. He chaired the county chapter of the Liberal Party from 1972 to 1973.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Benum, Jarle 1928 births 2021 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag People from Verdal People from Steinkjer