Terje Granerud (born 29 October 1951) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Granerud was born in

Nannestad Nannestad is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Teigebyen. History Nannestad was established as a municipality on 1 Janua ...

to industrial labourer Alf Granerud (1920–1983) and housewife Karen Marie Hoftvedt (1920–1984). He only has

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education, from 1970, and started working as a

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in 1973. He later became editor-in-chief of '' Kartellnytt'' (1978–1979), '' Romerikes Blad'' (1989–2002) and '' Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad'' (2007 – present). He was elected to the

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from

Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...

in 1981, and was re-elected on one occasion. He previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1977–1981, during which he met as a regular representative in 1980 meanwhile Helen Marie Bøsterud was appointed to the Brundtland's First Cabinet. Granerud was a member of the executive committee of

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from 1975 to 1977. He chaired the municipal party chapter from 1972 to 1975, and the county party chapter from 1980 to 1983. He served as mayor of

Rælingen Rælingen is a village and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village ...

from 2003 to 2007. He continued as a council member until 2009, when he moved to Frogner i Sørum and left Rælingen politics. Granerud has also been a board member of Postverket from 1993 to 1995 and Nedre Romerike Vannverk from 2004 to 2005.

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Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Norwegian newspaper editors 1951 births Living people People from Nannestad Members of the Storting 1985–1989 Members of the Storting 1981–1985 {{Norway-politician-1950s-stub