Thor Myklebust (30 June 1908 – 11 January 1989) was a Norwegian politician for the

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and later the Liberal People's Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his second term, in December 1972, Myklebust joined the Liberal People's Party which split from the Liberal Party over disagreements of Norway's proposed entry to the

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. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and 1961–1965, and later served in the same position during the term 1973–1977. Myklebust was born in

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and held various positions in

municipality council from 1945 to 1963.

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1908 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians People from Kvinnherad Members of the Storting 1969–1973 Members of the Storting 1965–1969 {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub