André Nikolai Skjelstad (born 27 August 1965) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

in 2005. Prior to this he worked as a farmer, and served as Deputy Mayor of

Verran Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region. ...

and as a regional council member for

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality ( no, Nord-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the ...

. Skjelstad has argued for diversification and investment in the region, to prevent stagnation and reliance upon the oil industry.

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1965 births Living people Politicians from Nord-Trøndelag Members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub