Sverre Reiten was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was born in Grytten

Grytten

Grytten is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the Romsdal valley which follows the Rauma River from the Oppland county border to the Romsdalsfjord at Åndalsnes, as well as some smaller side valleys. The original municipality of Grytten was almost...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from 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:...

 in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. Instead he served the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961 as a deputy representative.

Reiten was a member of the executive committee of Øre

Øre, Norway

Øre is a village and former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Batnfjorden in the present-day municipality of Gjemnes. The village lies about half-way between the villages of Batnfjordsøra and Torvikbukt. The Øre church is located here.-History:The...

municipality council in 1928–1931 and 1937–1940, later serving as mayor in 1945, 1951–1955 and 1955–1957 and deputy mayor in 1945–1946. He was also the county mayor of Møre og Romsdal in the periods 1951–1955 and 1955–1957.