Gudmund Grytøyr was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

Norwegian Labour Party

The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1958–1961, 1961–1965, 1965–1969, 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.

On the local level he was a member of Leiranger

Leiranger

Leiranger is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre was Leines.Leiranger was separated from Steigen September 1, 1900. The new municipality had a population of 1.117....

 municipal council from 1955 to 1964, and then of Steigen

Steigen

Steigen is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leinesfjord....

municipal council from 1964 to 1971 and 1975 to 1979. He chaired the local party chapter from 1953 to 1968.

Outside of politics he worked as a sailor, a laborer in industry and forestry, and a farmer.