Ola O. Røssum
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Ola O. Røssum is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland
in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1965–1969.
On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of Nord-Fron
municipal council from 1965 to 1967, and then in Fron
municipal council from 1967 to 1971.
He studied at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1956 to 1959, and was then research assistant
there for one year. From 1960 he worked for the Norwegian Agrarian Association
; from 1965 to 1998 as a farmer.
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....
in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1965–1969.
On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of Nord-Fron
Nord-Fron
Nord-Fron is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vinstra. The old municipality of Fron was divided into Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron in 1851...
municipal council from 1965 to 1967, and then in Fron
Fron
Fron is a former municipality in Gudbrandsdal in Oppland, Norway.It was created in 1837 as Fron formannskapsdistrikt, but in 1851 the municipality was split into Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron...
municipal council from 1967 to 1971.
He studied at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1956 to 1959, and was then research assistant
Research assistant
A research assistant is a researcher employed, often on a temporary contract, by a university or a research institute, for the purpose of assisting in academic research...
there for one year. From 1960 he worked for the Norwegian Agrarian Association
Norwegian Agrarian Association
The Norwegian Agrarian Association is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers.It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion about agricultural...
; from 1965 to 1998 as a farmer.