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Leiv Blakset

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Leiv Blakset
Born(1928-12-28)28 December 1928
Herøy, Norway
Died22 May 2005(2005-05-22) (aged 76)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationPolitician

Leiv Blakset (28 December 1928 – 22 May 2005) was a Norwegian farmer, teacher and politician.

Biography

Blakset was born in Herøy to Knut Blakset and Agnes Olivia Bergset.[1]

He became a farmer in Stryn, educated as agronomist in 1949. He graduated as schoolteacher in Elverum in 1966, thereafter working as teacher in Stryn, and as rector from 1977 to 1995.[2]

Taking part in local politics, he was deputy mayor in Stryn from 1973 to 1977, and served as mayor of Stryn from 1977.[2]

He was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Sogn og Fjordane for the period 1985–1989 for the Centre Party.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Blakset, Leiv" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Losnegård, Gaute. "Leiv Blakset". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 September 2023.