Thore Westermoen is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He is the son of Toralf Westermoen

Toralf Westermoen

Toralf Westermoen was a pioneer for the development of high speed craft in Norway. Westermoen was involved in the companies Båtservice Verft, Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek...

, who among other things is a former member of the national parliament. Thore Westermoen served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder

Vest-Agder

In the 16th century, Dutch merchant vessels began to visit ports in southern Norway to purchase salmon and other goods. Soon thereafter the export of timber began, as oak from southern Norway was exceptionally well suited for shipbuilding...

 during the terms 1989–1993, 1997–2001 and 2005–2009.

From 1986 to 1989 he was a member of the board of Norwegian State Railways, then advancing to deputy chairman of the board, a position he held from 1990 to 1993.

Following the 1999 election, Westermoen became the new county mayor (fylkesordfører). He was re-elected in 2003

Norwegian county council election, 2003

The 2003 county council election was held on Monday September 15, 2003 for all eighteen county councils in Norway. The election was held parallel to the municipal council election.-Votes:-Seats:-County mayors:-Cabinets:...

 and 2007

Norwegian local elections, 2007

Country-wide local elections for seats in municipality and county councils were held throughout Norway on September 10, 2007, with some areas polling on September 9 as well. For most places this meant that two elections, the municipal elections and the county elections ran concurrently...

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