Terje Granerud (born 29 October 1951) is a

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politician for the Labour Party. Granerud was born in

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to industrial labourer Alf Granerud (1920–1983) and housewife Karen Marie Hoftvedt (1920–1984). He only has

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education, from 1970, and started working as a

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in 1973. He later became editor-in-chief of '' Kartellnytt'' (1978–1979), ''

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'' (1989–2002) and ''

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'' (2007 – present). He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on one occasion. He previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1977–1981, during which he met as a regular representative in 1980 meanwhile Helen Marie Bøsterud was appointed to the

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. Granerud was a member of the executive committee of

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from 1975 to 1977. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1972 to 1975, and the county party chapter from 1980 to 1983. He served as mayor of

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from 2003 to 2007. He continued as a council member until 2009, when he moved to Frogner i Sørum and left Rælingen politics. Granerud has also been a board member of

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from 1993 to 1995 and Nedre Romerike Vannverk from 2004 to 2005.

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Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Akershus Norwegian newspaper editors 1951 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Nannestad {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub