Jon Leirfall (7 October 1899 – 12 June 1998) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1945, and was re-elected on five occasions. He had previously been a deputy representative from 1937 to 1945. He was secretary general of the Farmer's Party in 1933 and was succeeded by Hans Holten. Leirfall was born in

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and served as mayor of

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from 1959–1961, and was thus its last mayor before its incorporation into

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in 1962. Leirfall was then a member of the

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in the periods 1961–1963 and 1963–1967. Leirfall wrote a history of the Isle of Man, ''A Thousand Years in Man'', from a Norwegian perspective. It was translated into English by the Manx linguist and scholar

Jennifer Kewley Draskau Margaret Jennifer Kewley Draskau (died 21 October 2024) was a Manx historian, linguist, teacher, political candidate and prominent figure in Isle of Man culture. She published several books, with her most notable work being the 2008 grammar, sp ...

in 2019. Leirfall also wrote several saga-pastiches, satirizing Norwegian politics, with his political friends and enemies thinly disguised as vikings and berserkers.

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1899 births 1998 deaths Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag People from Stjørdal Place of death missing Norwegian male writers Members of the Storting 1945–1949 Members of the Storting 1950–1953 Members of the Storting 1954–1957 Members of the Storting 1958–1961 Members of the Storting 1961–1965 Members of the Storting 1965–1969 {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub