Kåre Rønning (24 September 1929 in

Sør-Rana Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1929 until 1964 ( Hemnes Municipality was also named ''Sør-Rana'' from 1838 until 1844). Sør-Rana encompassed an area on both sides of the middle s ...

– 27 December 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament 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 base ...

from

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973. On the local level he was a member of

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

from 1959 to 1975, serving as deputy mayor from 1959 to 1961 and mayor from 1962 to 1963. From 1962 to 1963 he, being mayor, was also a member of Nordland

county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries. Ireland The county councils created under British rule in 1899 continue to exist in Irel ...

. He was a member of the national party board from 1973 to 1978, and chaired the county party chapter from 1964 to 1965 and from 1981. Outside politics he was a farmer and was active in the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association ( no, Norges Bondelag) is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union T ...

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* 1929 births 1990 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Nordland Centre Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub