Ole Henrik Grønn (born 22 September 1984) is a Norwegian politician, formerly of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament 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 term 2005–2009. He was also a member of

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

. In 2008, he received national attention when he came out as gay, and left the Christian Democratic Party. He did not immediately join another party, but rather continued as an

independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...

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Deputy members of the Storting Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Østfold politicians People from Sarpsborg Gay politicians Norwegian LGBT politicians 1984 births Living people LGBT legislators LGBT conservatism 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1980s-stub