Arnfinn Severin Roald
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Arnfinn Severin Roald was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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He was born in Vigra
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Roald, who belonged to Møre og Romsdal
, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1945–1949, 1950–1953, 1954–1957 and 1958–1961. During the third term he was brought in as a replacement representative for Ulrik Olsen, who was appointed to the Cabinet at that time, after Olsen's original replacer Peter Kjeldseth Moe
formally moved up in the line of succession to replace Anton Ludvik Alvestad who died in July 1956. Roald sat through that term and then returned to serve in deputy position.
On local level Roald was deputy mayor of Vigra
municipality in the period 1959–1963. Before and after this spell he served as a regular member of the municipality council in Vigra, and later in its successor municipality Giske
. He retired from this position in 1975.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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He was born in Vigra
Vigra
Vigra is an island and former municipality on the west coast of Norway. It is in the present-day municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. The former municipality was made up of the island of Vigra along with many smaller islets surrounding it...
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Roald, who belonged to Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1945–1949, 1950–1953, 1954–1957 and 1958–1961. During the third term he was brought in as a replacement representative for Ulrik Olsen, who was appointed to the Cabinet at that time, after Olsen's original replacer Peter Kjeldseth Moe
Peter Kjeldseth Moe
Peter Kjeldseth Moe was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions. He previously served as a deputy representative in the period 1954–1957...
formally moved up in the line of succession to replace Anton Ludvik Alvestad who died in July 1956. Roald sat through that term and then returned to serve in deputy position.
On local level Roald was deputy mayor of Vigra
Vigra
Vigra is an island and former municipality on the west coast of Norway. It is in the present-day municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. The former municipality was made up of the island of Vigra along with many smaller islets surrounding it...
municipality in the period 1959–1963. Before and after this spell he served as a regular member of the municipality council in Vigra, and later in its successor municipality Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
. He retired from this position in 1975.