Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Norwegian politician
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Place of Birth: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
About Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal
- Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal (18 June 1925 – 3 February 2016) was a Norwegian agronomist, military officer and politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Ålesund as a son of physician Bastian Weiberg-Aurdal (1891–1973) and nurse Elise Ringdal (1892–1959).
- He finished his secondary education in 1944, took agricultural school in 1945 and infantry training in 1947.
- He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany before graduating from the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1953.
- He settled at the farm Velle in Sykkylven in the same year.
- He worked as the municipal agronomist of Stranda from 1954 to 1962 and of Sykkylven from 1962 to 1982.
- He was also a conscripti officer from 1958 to 1980, with the rank of lieutenant.He was a member of Sykkylven municipal council from 1955 to 1971 and 1987 to 1991, serving as mayor in 1963–1969 and 1990–1991.
- From 1963 to 1971 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council.
- He chaired the local party chapter from 1962 to 1963.
- He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1969, and was re-elected on three occasions in 1973, 1977 and 1981.
- He chaired the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications during the two middle periods.He was also active in the Norwegian Agrarian Association, and from 1961 to 1964 he was a board member of Landslaget for storfeavl and supervisory council member of the Norwegian Red breeders.
- He was a board member of Privatbanken in Sykkylven from 1960 to 1975, Sunnmørsbanken from 1975 to 1990 (chair until 1980) and Stranda og Sykkylven Billag from 1963 to 1990 (chair since 1973).
- Nationally he was a board member of Televerket from 1985 to 1993.
- He was a lay judge in Sunnmøre District Court from 1976 to 1992 and a member of the court of appeal until 2000.
- In 2003 he was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold.
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