Nils Aage Jegstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of Norway

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He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus

Akershus

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 during the term 2005–2009.

On the local level, he was first elected to Vestby

Vestby

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 municipality council in 1976, and served as mayor from 1987 to 1999. In 1995 he was elected for the first time to the county council.http://www.akershus.no/file.php?id=8408 Following the 2007 elections

Norwegian local elections, 2007

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, Jegstad became the new county mayor (fylkesordfører) of Akershus.