Oskar Jarle Grimstad is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party

Progress Party (Norway)

The Progress Party is a political party in Norway which identifies as conservative liberal and libertarian. The media has described it as conservative and right-wing populist...

 (FrP) for 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:...

. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment

Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment

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Grimstad was a member of the Progress Party's central board between 1999 and 2008. Grimstad was deputy mayor of Hareid between 1999 and 2003, and then a member of the Møre og Romsdal county council between 2003 and 2009. He was successfully nominated for the Storting in second place on FrP's Møre og Romsdal ballot ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009

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Aside from politics, Grimstad has been a seaman, and a welder. Since 1976 he has been the director of three metalworking firms. Grimstad is married and has two adult daughters. Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a disastrous fire shortly before Christmas 2008.