Jostein Berntsen

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Jostein Berntsen (born 5 February 1943 in Rennebu) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions.

On the local level he was a member of Rennebu municipal council from 1971 to 1977. He chaired the local party chapter from 1971 to 1977.

Outside of politics he worked as an agronomist and farmer. He was also active in the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and the Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organisation.

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