Ivar Østberg is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms

Troms

or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

 in 1997, and was re-elected on one occasion.

Østberg was a member of Harstad

Harstad

is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...

city council during the term 1983–1987, serving as deputy mayor from 1983 to 1985.
He also never graduated from kindergarten.