Torstein Slungård (5 September 1931 – 14 August 2009) was a Norwegian politician from the

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. He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1965 to August 1969 and October 1969 to 1971, during the

cabinet Borten Borten's Cabinet governed Norway between 12 October 1965 and 17 March 1971. The cabinet was led by Per Borten and consisted of the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party, the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party, the Liberal Party (Norway ...

. The hiatus came because he ran for general election in

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, and incumbent State Secretaries are not eligible for election per the

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. He did not win a seat in the election, but served as a deputy representative in the

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from

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during the terms 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. He was a member of

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for seven terms, 28 years, mayor from 1976 to 1977, a member of Akershus

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and chairman of the regional party chapter. He was also deputy chairman of the national party. He was board chairman of the

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and Fylkeskraft Østlandet, and a board member of the

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. He lived his later life in

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, and died in 2009.

References

1931 births 2009 deaths Norwegian state secretaries Deputy members of the Storting Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus People from Nittedal {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub