Karstein Seland was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party

Centre Party (Norway)

The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...

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He was born in Gyland

Gyland

Gyland is a village and a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord between the municipality of Kvinesdal and the lake, Sirdalsvatnet.-Name:...

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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark

Hedmark

is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...

 in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1961–1965, during which he briefly replaced Karen Grønn-Hagen

Karen Grønn-Hagen

Karen Grønn-Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was born in Tynset.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961. From August to September 1963 she served as the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng...

 who was appointed to the short-lived cabinet of John Lyng

John Lyng

was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 28 August to 25 September 1963 in a coalition government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic, and Liberal parties.He was originally a member of the Liberal Left Party, heading the...

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Seland was involved in local politics in Vinger

Vinger

Vinger is a traditional district and a parish as well as being a former municipality in Kongsvinger in Hedmark, Norway.The parish of Vinger was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 ....

 and Kongsvinger

Kongsvinger

is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger....

municipalities between 1958 and 1967.