Gunnar Ellefsen (7 August 1930 – 12 April 1997) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was educated as a

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and was the principal (''bestyrer'', later ''rektor'') of Mesterfjellet school 1967–1977. Ellefsen served three terms as

Vestfold Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...

's deputy representative to the

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: 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973. He was the mayor of

Larvik Larvik () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Larvik (town) ...

from 1972 to 1983.

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1930 births 1997 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Vestfold politicians {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub