Oskar Jarle Grimstad

Oskar Jarle Grimstad
Oskar Jarle Grimstad. Image from FrPMedia
Member of Parliament for Møre og Romsdal
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 September 2009
Personal details
Born	8 November 1954 (1954-11-08) (age 57) Hareid, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Progress Party
Spouse(s)	Lillian Grimstad
Children	Two
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Director

Oskar Jarle Grimstad (born 8 November, 1954) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party (FrP) for Møre og Romsdal. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment.^[1]

Grimstad was a member of the Progress Party's central board between 1999 and 2008. Grimstad was deputy mayor of Hareid between 1999 and 2003, and then a member of the Møre og Romsdal county council between 2003 and 2009.^[1] He was successfully nominated for the Storting in second place on FrP's Møre og Romsdal ballot ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election.

Aside from politics, Grimstad has been a seaman, and a welder. Since 1976 he has been the director of three metalworking firms.^[1] Grimstad is married and has two adult daughters.^[2] Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a disastrous fire shortly before Christmas 2008.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Biografi:Grimstad, Oskar J." (in Norwegian). Stortinget. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=OG. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Oskar Jarle Grimstad" (in Norwegian). TV2 nyhetene. http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/valg09/velgerguiden/fylke/more-og-romsdal/frp/oskar-jarle-grimstad/. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
3. ^ "- Hele familiens solstråle" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 16 December 2008. http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2826762.ece. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 

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Name	Grimstad, Oskar Jarle
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Date of birth	8 November 1954
Place of birth	Hareid, Norway
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