John Thune (born 2 February 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side o ...

during the terms 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. On the local level Thune was the mayor of

Rakkestad Rakkestad is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest b ...

municipality from 1999 to 2007.

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1948 births Living people People from Rakkestad Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub