Jorodd Asphjell (born 17 July 1960 in

Orkdal Municipality Orkdal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the O ...

) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 2005. He has been re-elected at every election since. In March 2024, he announced that he wouldn't seek re-election at the 2025 election. On the local level, he was a member of the

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from 1983 to 1987, later serving as deputy mayor from 1999 to 2003. He chairs the local party chapter since 2003. He worked at a printing press from 1977 to 1994, and was county secretary of his party from 1997 to 2005. He has also been a board member of local sports clubs and organizations. He hails from

Fannrem Fannrem is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Orkla (river), Orkla about south of the urban area of Orkanger, Thamshavn, and Råbygda, and about north of the village of Vormsta ...

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1960 births Living people Labour Party (Norway) politicians Sør-Trøndelag politicians Norwegian republicans Members of the Storting 2005–2009 Members of the Storting 2009–2013 Members of the Storting 2013–2017 Members of the Storting 2017–2021 Members of the Storting 2021–2025 {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub