Walter Kåre Tjønndal (22 January 1923 – 23 March 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Tjønndal was born in January 1923 in Borge Municipality. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973. On the local level he was a member of the

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, borough cou ...

of Hol Municipality from 1955 to 1963, serving the last four years as mayor. He then after a municipal merger, he became mayor of the successor

Vestvågøy Municipality Vestvågøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of t ...

from 1963 to 1967. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1963 to 1964. Outside politics he worked in agriculture.

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* 1923 births 2014 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nordland Members of the Storting 1969–1973 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub