Gudmund Grytøyr (born 15 July 1920 in

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died 21 July 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1958–1961, 1961–1965, 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.. Retrieved on 27 June 2024. On the local level he was a member of the

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for

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from 1955 to 1964, and then he was a member of the municipal council for

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from 1964 to 1971 and 1975 to 1979. He chaired the local party chapter from 1953 to 1968. Outside politics he worked as a sailor, a laborer in industry and forestry, and a farmer.

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1920 births 2001 deaths Nordland politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian farmers Norwegian sailors People from Sør-Varanger 20th-century Norwegian farmers Members of the Storting 1977–1981 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub