Erling Engan (14 June 1910 – 9 May 1982) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in

Saltdal Saltdal ( sme, Sálát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rognan. Other villages in Saltdal include Røkland and Løn ...

. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions. Engan was a member of the executive committee 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, rural counci ...

from 1951 to 1979. He chaired the regional party chapter from 1951 to 1954, and was a member of the national party board during this period as well as from 1958 to 1973. He was also active in the Norwegian Society for Rescue at Sea and the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association ( no, Norges Bondelag) is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and ...

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1910 births 1982 deaths Centre Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Nordland politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Saltdal {{Norway-politician-1910s-stub