Kristen K. Flaa (3 October 1925 – 10 January 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the
Centre Party.
Career
He was a farmer and chaired Aust-Agder
Agrarian Association from 1955 to 1960. He served as mayor of
Birkenes
Birkenes is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Birkeland, where about half the municipal population lives. Other vill ...
from 1972 to 1991 and county mayor of
Aust-Agder
Aust-Agder (, ) was a county (''fylke'') in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, after it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . ...
from 1972 to 1975.
Flaa also chaired the boards of ''
Fædrelandsvennen
is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, (Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal, Norway, Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristiansand).
...
'' and
Sørlandsbanken, and was a board member of
Norske Melkeprodusenters Landsforbund from 1971 to 1982. The
King's Medal of Merit in Gold
The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...
was bestowed upon Flaa in 1992.
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References
1925 births
2021 deaths
People from Birkenes
Chairpersons of County Councils of Norway
Centre Party (Norway) politicians
Mayors of places in Aust-Agder
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