Thor Lund

Thor Lund
Member of the Storting
for Aust-Agder
In office
1 October 1969 – 30 September 1981
Preceded byBjarne Henry Henriksen
Succeeded byBrit Hoel
Personal details
Born(1921-05-27)27 May 1921
Aker, Norway
Died16 June 1999(1999-06-16) (aged 78)
Political partyLabour
Occupation
  • Politician
  • mechanic
  • firefighter
Awards

Thor Lund (27 May 1921 – 16 June 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1965–1969.

On the local level he was a member of Stokken municipal council from 1955 to 1961, serving as deputy mayor from 1959. Stokken was incorporated into Moland municipality, but Lund remained as a municipal council member from 1962 to 1975. He later returned to serve as mayor from 1983 to 1989. From 1962 to 1963 he was also a member of Aust-Agder county council. He chaired the local party chapter from 1954 to 1971 and 1982 to 1988.

Outside politics he worked as a firefighter in Oslo and a mechanic in Eydehavn. He was a member of various official boards and councils, serving on the board of Aust-Agder Sparebank from 1983 to 1984.

References

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  • "Thor Lund" (in Norwegian). Storting.