Jens P. Flå (born 13 February 1923 in

Rennebu Rennebu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located along European route E6. The majority of the population lives in the vill ...

, died 31 January 2002) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. Flå was elected to the

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from Sør-Trøndelag in 1973, and he was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973. On the local level, he was a member of

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from 1947 to 1973, serving as mayor since 1959. From 1959 to 1969, he, being mayor, was also a member of Sør-Trøndelag

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. He chaired the local party chapter from 1948 to 1951. Outside of politics, he spent most of his career as a farmer.

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* 1923 births 2002 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sør-Trøndelag Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian Lutherans People from Rennebu 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub