Bjarne Fjærtoft is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was born in Jondal

Jondal

Jondal is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Jondal was separated from Strandebarm in 1846.-Name:The Old Norse form of the name was Jónardalr. The first element is an old rivername Jón and the last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale"...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion.

Fjærtoft held various positions in Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

 city council from 1947 to 1955, serving as mayor in 1950–1951.

Outside of politics he worked as a jurist, most notably as stipendiary magistrate (byfogd) in from 1946 to 1969, having graduated as cand.jur. in 1924. He was also involved in the local fish trade.