Arne Rostad
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Arne Rostad (4 March 1894 – 21 June 1969) was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party. He was elected to the
Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...
from
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in 1945, but he was not re-elected in 1949. Born in
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, Rostad was a member of
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
for Vardal Municipality from 1925 to 1940. Outside politics he worked as a farmer. He was declared Knight of the
Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II, known to posterity as St. Olav. Just be ...
in 1964.


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* 1894 births 1969 deaths Centre Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Gjøvik People from Verdal Members of the Storting 1945–1949 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub