Jon Ramstad (27 September 1925 – 17 October 2014) was a Norwegian educator, sports official and politician for the Centre Party. He took his education at the

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in 1955, and worked at the horticultural schools in

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and Staup. He was also a rector of the latter school. He was elected as a deputy representative to the

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from

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during the term 1969–1973. He was the mayor of

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from 1976 to 1980, and was both preceded and succeeded by Jarle Haugan. He has also been chairman of ''Nord-Trøndelag Idrettskrets'', and a board member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports and

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. He resided in

. His brother

Ivar Ramstad Ivar Ramstad (3 February 1924 – 26 April 2009) was a Norwegian discus thrower. He worked as a farmer at the farm Nygjerdet, just west of Røra in Røra Municipality (now part of Inderøy Municipality). He also had a career in Gjensidige. Hi ...

was a farmer in

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and an Olympic discus thrower.

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1925 births 2014 deaths People from Levanger Heads of schools in Norway Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni Deputy members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Nord-Trøndelag Norwegian sports executives and administrators {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub