Kittill Kristoffersen Berg (17 August 1903 – 17 April 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist 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 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949 as the Communist Party dropped from 11 to 0 seats in Parliament. Berg was born in

Rollag Rollag is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, al ...

and a member of

municipality council during the term 1937–1940, and served as deputy mayor briefly in 1945. He was originally active in the Labour Party, founding the local party chapter in 1925, but founded the local Communist Party chapter in 1945. He was the local party chairman until his death in 1983, and was a member of their national board from 1945 to 1973. He was also active in trade unions and the

Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union The Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union () is an interest organization for farmers in Norway. It is a labour union and a trade union, founded in 1913, and negotiates with the Norwegian Agrarian Association against the Norwegian Ministry of ...

. He worked as a laborer, log driver and farmer.

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1903 births 1983 deaths Buskerud politicians Labour Party (Norway) politicians Communist Party of Norway politicians Norwegian communists Norwegian trade unionists People from Rollag Members of the Storting 1945–1949 {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub