Kolbjørn Stordrange

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Kolbjørn Stordrange (born 27 September 1924 in Nes, Vest-Agder, died 18 November 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Nes, Vest-Agder Former Municipality in Southern Norway, Norway

Nes is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 150-square-kilometre (58 sq mi) municipality existed from 1893 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality is located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord. Its administrative centre was the village of Nes, located just outside the town of Flekkefjord.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 19581961 and 19651969. During the latter term he served as a regular representative, covering for Sverre Walter Rostoft who was a member of the cabinet Borten.

Storting supreme legislature of Norway

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 representation in nineteen plurinominal constituencies. A member of the Storting is known in Norwegian as a stortingsrepresentant, literally "Storting representative".

Vest-Agder County (fylke) of Norway

Vest-Agder[²vɛstˌɑɡdər](listen)(West Agder) is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the West and Aust-Agder to the East. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, which is about 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area is about 7,277 square kilometres (2,810 sq mi). The county administration is located in its largest city, Kristiansand.

Sverre Walter Rostoft was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

On the local level he was a member of Nes municipality council from 1955 to 1964, serving as deputy mayor during the term 19591963. He was then a member of Flekkefjord municipality council in 1965 and from 1979 to 1995.

Flekkefjord Municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway

Flekkefjord  is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Lister. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Flekkefjord. The villages of Sira, Gyland, Rasvåg, Kirkehavn, and Åna-Sira are located in Flekkefjord.

Outside politics he graduated as cand.philol. in 1954 and became a qualified teacher in 1956. He eventually became rector of Flekkefjord upper secondary school from 1979 to 1991. His son Bjørn Stordrange became a member of parliament as well, representing the same party.

Bjørn Stordrange is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. His father Kolbjørn Stordrange was a member of parliament before him, representing the same party.

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