Bjarne Lyngstad
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Bjarne Lyngstad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Inderøy
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From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng
. When another centre-right cabinet was formed in 1965, under Prime Minister Per Borten
, Lyngstad was appointed Minister of Agriculture and held this position until 21 August 1970.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag
in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his stints as cabinet member, which included the entire second term, he was replaced by deputy representative Ola H. Kveli
. Lyngstad had served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.
Lyngstad was a long-time member of Inderøy
municipality council, serving as deputy mayor in the periods 1945–1947 and 1955 to 1961 and mayor from 1947 to 1952.
He was born in Inderøy
Inderøy
Inderøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Utøy, and Vangshylla.The...
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From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng
Cabinet Lyng
Lyng's Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng...
. When another centre-right cabinet was formed in 1965, under Prime Minister Per Borten
Per Borten
was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and Prime Minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet into today's Centre Party...
, Lyngstad was appointed Minister of Agriculture and held this position until 21 August 1970.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his stints as cabinet member, which included the entire second term, he was replaced by deputy representative Ola H. Kveli
Ola H. Kveli
Ola Hansen Kveli was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1969...
. Lyngstad had served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.
Lyngstad was a long-time member of Inderøy
Inderøy
Inderøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Utøy, and Vangshylla.The...
municipality council, serving as deputy mayor in the periods 1945–1947 and 1955 to 1961 and mayor from 1947 to 1952.