John Reidar Floeng (15 May 1918 – 24 December 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

. He was born in Åsnes, but moved to Mysen. He started his career in the

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, but inherited his father-in-law's company Ous & Co in 1948. After thirty years as chief executive he finished his career as office manager in Lundeby & Co. Floeng was elected as mayor of Mysen, serving from 1952 to 1955. 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 term 1961–1965.

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1918 births 2014 deaths People from Åsnes People from Eidsberg Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Østfold Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub