Olav Eysteinson Fjærli (March 25, 1883 – January 29, 1947) was a Norwegian politician for the

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, representing them in the

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from 1919 to 1933. Fjærli was born in Krognes in the old

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county,

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.''NSD – Norsk senter for forskningsdata AS'': Olav Eysteinson Fjærli.
/ref>Landbruksdepartementet. 1925. ''Melding om de offentlige tiltak til ophjelp av landbruket: Statens såbrukslaererskule. Tillege K, Statens småbrukslaererskule.''. Kristiania: Grøndahl & Søns, p. K-3. He was the son of the farmer and sergeant Esten Fjærli (1850–1900) and Marit Krognes (1853–1938).Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. 1930. ''Hvem er hvem?'' Oslo : Aschehoug, pp. 122–123.
/ref> He was the father of the officer, writer, and politician Eystein Fjærli. Fjærli graduated from the three-year program at the

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in 1910 and spent the next five years teaching agriculture. From 1916 to 1930 he was the county agricultural agent for Møre county. On January 10, 1931 he became the head of the State Smallholders Teachers School at

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. For many years, he was a consistent contributor to newspapers with articles on agriculture and politics. From 1919 to 1933, Fjærli was a parliamentary representative for Møre. During his first three-year term he represented the

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and was assigned to economic committee no. 2. During his next three terms he was on the agricultural committee, and during his last term, from 1931 to 1933, he served as secretary of the forestry and water committee. He was a member of the Liberal Party during all of his terms in the

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. In addition to his parliamentary duties, he was chairman of the Romsdal Agricultural Association (''Romsdals Landmannslag'') from 1919 to 1930, a member of the Romsdal Marketing and Purchasing Association (''Romsdals Salgs- og kjøpelag'') from 1919 to 1924, and chairman of the Agricultural Officers Association (''Landbruksfunksjonærenes Landsforbund'') from 1922 onward. He was buried in

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External links

Biographical information for Olav Eysteinson Fjærli at the Norwegian Center for Research Data (NSD)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fjaerli, Ola Eysteinson 1883 births 1947 deaths Norwegian agronomists Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Møre og Romsdal politicians Members of the Storting 1919–1921 Members of the Storting 1922–1924 Members of the Storting 1925–1927 Members of the Storting 1928–1930 Members of the Storting 1931–1933