Gunnar Gundersen (politician)
Norwegian politician and swimmer
Gunnar Gundersen (born 21 May 1956 in Åsnes) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 2005.
On the local level he was a deputy member of Åsnes municipal council from 1999 to 2007. He chaired the county party chapter from 2004 to 2005, and was a member of the Conservative Party central board in the same period.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin, Madison 1975-1979 and the University of California, Berkeley 1981–1982. He worked as a research assistant at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1982 to 1985, and then as a local businessman.
Gundersen is also a former Olympic swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] His son Tore Andreas Gundersen is a professional football player.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gunnar Gundersen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
External links
- "Gunnar Gundersen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
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