Torstein Slungård was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party.

He was appointed State Secretary

State Secretary (Norway)

In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...

 in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1965 to August 1969 and October 1969 to 1971, during the cabinet Borten

Cabinet Borten

Borten's Cabinet governed Norway between 12 October 1965 and 17 March 1971. The cabinet wes led by Per Borten and consisted of the Conservative Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party. It had the following composition:...

. The hiatus came because he ran for general election in 1969

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1969

The 1969 election proved to be one of the closest ones in Norwegian history. The only leftist party to win seats, the Labour Party, got 74 seats, while the right-wing parties got 76 seats. When counting the results, people started worrying that the two sides would be evenly split with 75 seats...

, and incumbent State Secretaries are not eligible for election per the Norwegian Constitution. He did not win a seat in the election, but served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus

Akershus

- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...

 during the terms 1965–1969 and 1969–1973.

He was a member of Nittedal

Nittedal

Nittedal is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes....

 municipal council for seven terms, 28 years, mayor from 1976 to 1977, a member of Akershus county council

County council (Norway)

A County Council is the highest governing body of the county municipalities in Norway. The county council sets the scope of the county municipal activity. The council is led by a chairman or county mayor...

 and chairman of the regional party chapter. He was also deputy chairman of the national party.

He was board chairman of the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research

The Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It is a part of the Oslo Centre for Interdisiplinary Environmental and Social Research cooperative umbrella organization. Its purpose is to conduct "studies which promote society's...

, Akershus Energi

Akershus Energi

Akershus Energi is a Norwegian power company that produces hydroelectricity. Annual production is 2.3 TWh with five plants in Glomma, three in Haldensvassdraget and two in Skiensvassdraget. The company is wholly owned by Akershus county municipality and dates back to 1922....

 and Fylkeskraft Østlandet, and a board member of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities

The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities is an employers' organisation in Norway.It was founded in 1972 as a merger between the Union of Norwegian Cities and the Norwegian Association of Rural Municipalities...

. He lived his later life in Dovre

Dovre

Dovre is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Dovre. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dovre....

, and died in 2009.