Oskar Jarle Grimstad Explained

Oskar Jarle Grimstad
Constituency Mp1:Møre og Romsdal
Term Start1:14 September 2009
Birth Date:8 November 1954
Birth Place:Hareid, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Party:Progress Party
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Lillian Grimstad
Children:Two
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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biografi:Grimstad, Oskar J.. Stortinget. no. 10 October 2010.
  2. Web site: Oskar Jarle Grimstad. TV2 nyhetene. no. 10 October 2010.
  3. News: - Hele familiens solstråle. 16 December 2008. Aftenposten. no. 10 October 2010.