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]

Oskar Jarle Grimstad
Grimstad in 2009
Member of Parliament
for Møre og Romsdal
Assumed office
14 September 2009
Personal details
Born (1954-11-08) 8 November 1954 (age 70)
Hareid, Norway
Political partyProgress Party
SpouseLillian Grimstad
Children2
OccupationPolitician

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 daughters.[2] Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a fire shortly before Christmas 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biografi:Grimstad, Oskar J." (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Oskar Jarle Grimstad" (in Norwegian). TV2 nyhetene. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. ^ "- Hele familiens solstråle". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 16 December 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2010.