Harald Sødal (born 20 May 1938) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. He became a deputy councilman in

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city council in 1967, and advanced to a regular representative in 1971. In 2007 he started his tenth period in the city council. He was deputy mayor for four terms. He is a member of the board of Arkivet and Vest-Agder-museet. He belongs to the

Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, or the Free Church as it is commonly known (, shortened ''Frikirken''), is a nationwide Lutheran church in Norway, consisting of 83 congregations and 21,817 baptised members. It was founded in 1877 in Moss. I ...

, but is also a member of the

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. He is also an avid amateur musician and choir leader.

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1938 births Living people Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Kristiansand Norwegian Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub