Leif Kolflaath
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Leif Kolflaath was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...

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He was born in Narvik
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...

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Kolflaath, who belonged to Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. During the second term he was brought in as a replacement representative for Håkon Kyllingmark, who was appointed to the Cabinet at that time, after Kyllingmark's original replacer Bodil Aakre
Bodil Aakre
Bodil Aakre was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. She was also known for her involvement with the Brønnøysund Register Centre.-Career:...

 formally moved up in the line of succession to replace Harald Warholm
Harald Warholm
Harald Warholm was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Brønnøy.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions...

 who died in February 1967. Kolflaath sat through that term and then returned to serve in deputy position.

On local level Kolflaath served in Narvik
Narvik
is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...

municipality council from 1954 to 1966. From 1958 to 1966 he was also a member of Nordland county council.
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