John Thune (Norwegian politician)

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John Thune (born 2 February 1948) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Østfold during the terms 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. [1]

On the local level Thune was the mayor of Rakkestad municipality from 1999 to 2007.

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References

  1. "John Thune" (in Norwegian). Storting.