Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (born 24 January 1924 in

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and fo ...

, died 12 October 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour 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

Buskerud Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardanger ...

in 1969 and was re-elected on two occasions. 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

municipality council from 1951 to 1955 and 1959 to 1971, serving as mayor from 1959 to 1969. From 1967 to 1971 he was also a member of Buskerud county council. He chaired the municipal party chapter in 1954–1955 and 1958–1969. Outside politics, he was a factory worker at

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References

* 1924 births 2001 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Buskerud People from Kongsberg Members of the Storting 1977–1981 Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub