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Place of Birth: Stjørdal, Trøndelag, Norway
About Jon Olav Alstad
- Jon Olav Alstad (born 9 August 1968) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Alstad was born in Stjørdal, a son of farmer Jon Alstad and nurse Astrid Ingebjørg Folstadli.
- He graduated from Stjørdal Upper Secondary School in 1987, and worked as a hired farmer from 1986 to 1989.
- He was elected to Stjørdal municipal council in 1987 and again in 1991.
- From 1987 to 1989, he chaired the local chapter of the Workers' Youth League (AUF) from 1987 to 1989.
- He also worked as a machine operator at Dyno Norplast from 1987 to 1989.
- He attended the BI Norwegian Business School from 1989 to 1991.
- From 1991 to 1993, he sat on the national board of AUF.
- In 1993, he was elected county leader for Nord-Trøndelag Youth Against Norwegian Membership in the European Union.In 1993, Alstad was elected to the Norwegian Parliament, at an age of 25.
- He was re-elected again in 1997, but failed to win a regular seat in the 2001 election.
- However, he was the first deputy representative during this period.
- While in parliament, he sat in the Standing Committee for Family Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Administration.He became a farmer again in 1995.
- After losing his regular seat in parliament, he studied business administration at Nord-Trøndelag University College from 2002 to 2004.
- From 2003 to 2007, he sat on the Nord-Trøndelag County Board for Agriculture.
- Since 2004, he has worked at Tankesmia, where he has also sat on the board since 2007.
- Since 2005, he has sat on the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's council.
- In 2007, he returned as an elected member of Stjørdal municipal council.
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