Aslak Versto (born 20 December 1924 in

Vinje Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vest-Telemark which is part of Øvre Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Åmot. Other villages in the muni ...

, died 25 November 1992) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the son of former MP

Olav Aslakson Versto Olav Aslakson Versto (22 June 1892 – 13 June 1977) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Rauland. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1928, and was re-elected on eight occasions. Versto w ...

. Aslak Versto 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

Telemark Telemark () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway. Telemark borders the counties of Vestfold, Buskerud, Vestland, Rogaland and Agder. In 2020, Telemark merged with the county of Vestfold to form the county o ...

in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1961–1965 and 1965–1969. On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of

municipality council from 1947 to 1951. He later served as mayor from 1959 to 1971 and 1979 to 1987. He was also a member of Telemark county council. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1952 to 1957 and the county party chapter from 1968 to 1969. Outside politics he worked as a farmer. He was the father of

Olav Versto Olav Versto (31 July 1950 – 7 July 2011) was a Norwegian journalist and editor, primarily known for his work for the newspaper ''Verdens Gang''. Education and career Versto received a cand.mag. degree from the University of Oslo in 1976. He sta ...

and

Astrid Versto Astrid Versto (born 3 August 1953) is a Norwegian journalist and diplomat. She was born in Vinje and took her education at the Norwegian Journalist College. After a journalistic career she was hired as director of communications in Norad in 2000 ...

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1924 births 1992 deaths People from Vinje Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Telemark Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub