Per Almar Aas

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Per Almar Aas
member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1973–1989
member of Troms county council
In office
1971–1975
member of Harstad municipal council
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born11 June 1929
Ballangen
Died18 May 2014
Political partyChristian Democratic Party

Per Almar Aas (11 June 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Aas was born in Ballangen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973.

On the local level he was a member of Harstad municipal council from 1967 to 1971. From 1971 to 1975 he was a member of Troms county council. He chaired the county party chapter from 1970 to 1973, and was a member of the national party board from 1970 to 1973 and 1985 to 1999.

Outside politics he started his career as a manual laborer in Ballangen (1945–1950), Snåsa (1951), Ørsta (1951–1952) and Volda (1952–1953). In 1969 he settled in Harstad to become a school teacher.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Per Almar Aas" (in Norwegian). Storting.