Olaf Knudson
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Olaf Knudson was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud
in 1954, and was re-elected on five occasions.
Knudson was born in Sigdal
and was deputy mayor of Sigdal
municipality in the periods 1947–1951, 1951–1955 and 1955–1956. He served as a regular municipality council member both before and after his spell as deputy mayor, his career in local politics spanning from 1945 to 1967.
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 elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
in 1954, and was re-elected on five occasions.
Knudson was born in Sigdal
Sigdal
Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. -Background:...
and was deputy mayor of Sigdal
Sigdal
Sigdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Prestfoss. -Background:...
municipality in the periods 1947–1951, 1951–1955 and 1955–1956. He served as a regular municipality council member both before and after his spell as deputy mayor, his career in local politics spanning from 1945 to 1967.