Torgeir Trældal

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Norwegian member of parliament, Torgeir Trældal

Torgeir Trældal (born 1965) is a Norwegian politician and member of parliament from representing Nordland for the Progress Party.

Trældal is from Narvik and served in the city council as leader of the opposition in that town until his election to parliament. In 2006, Trældal was sued by the against leaders in Narvik Energi for alleged slanderous statements about economic misconduct in the energy company. Although he was convicted in the trial court,^[1] the Court of appeal ruled in Trældal's favor, and the Supreme Court turned down the energy company's appeal.^[2]

The Progress Party nominated Trældal as their third candidate from Nordland in the 2009 election. During the election Trældal campaigned on improving the municipality finances, building the Hålogaland Bridge without toll stations, and permitting oil activity in Lofoten and Vesterålen.^[3]

Trældal won the county's leveling seat, and is one of three members of parliament from Narvik.^[4] In parliament, Trældal became the Progress Party's spokesman for agricultural issues, and supported a freer market in meat production.^[5]

Outside of politics, Trældal is a trained firefighter.^[3]

References

↑ Aase, Anne; Johnsen, Geir (2006-02-07). "Dømt for ærekrenkelser" (in Norwegian). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 2009-10-28. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)
↑ Larsen, Per Willy (2007-03-26). "Må betale en million" (in Norwegian). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Lyngmoe, Helge (2009-06-29). "Bekymret for kommuneøkonomien" (in Norwegian). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
↑ Lysvold, Susanne (2009-09-15). "Tre Narvik-væringer på Stortinget" (in Norwegian). NRK Nordland. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
↑ Eltvik, Anders (2009-10-20). "– En stor dag for landbruket" (in Norwegian). Nationen. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

v t e Members of the Parliament of Norway 2009–13

Aust-Agder	de Ruiter Godskesen Harberg Ropstad

Vest-Agder	Michaelsen Henriksen Gitmark Eriksen Skumsvoll Holmelid

Akershus	Huitfeldt Høglund Sanner Myrli Kjos Sjøli Aasen Asmyhr Eldegard Graham Solhjell Kjernli Tenden Thomsen Dahl Hareide

Buskerud	Kolberg Knudsen Helleland Christoffersen Rytman Micaelsen Werp Gustavsen Lundteigen

Finnmark	Pedersen Fredriksen Simensen Olsen Jensen

Hedmark	Storberget Trettebergstuen Bredvold Breen Vedum Gundarsen Sønsterud K. Andersen

Hordaland	Strøm-Erichsen Sortevik E. Solberg Henriksen Hagesæter Halleraker Lydvo Dåvøy Woldseth Teigen Warloe Toppe Lysbakken Rommetveit Reiertsen

Møre og Romsdal	Botten Nesvik Nørve Gjelseth Grimstad Torve Klinge Eide Hanekamhaug

Nordland	Strøm Ljunggren Svendsen Kristiansen Ellingsen Sivertsen Nordås L. Hansen G-K. Hansen Trældal

Oppland	Rudihagen Aasrud Johansen Hagebakken Wøien Thommessen Hagen

Oslo	Stoltenberg Foss Jensen Nybakk Halvorsen Søreide Bøhler Tybring-Gjedde Støre Grande Tetzschner Marthinsen Myhre Holmås Tajik Astrup Syversen

Rogaland	Solvik-Olsen Nordtun Høie Horne Sund Høybråten Meling Vaksdal Opheim Kleppa Kambe Thorsen Langeland

Sogn og Fjordane	Heggø Navarsete Starheim Bremer Lødemel

Telemark	Aasland Hoksrud Olsen Isaksen S. O. Hansen Bekkevold

Troms	Arnesen Korsberg Bjørnflaten Aspaker Amundsen Knutsen Nordahl

Nord-Trøndelag	Kristoffersen Stokkan-Grande Eriksson Brekk Bratli Myraune

Sør-Trøndelag	Giske Sandberg Gjul Helleland Asphjell Lien E. K. Hansen Valen Moe Håbrekke

Vestfold	D. T. Andersen Anundsen Flåtten Mandt-Bartholsen P. A. Olsen Gullvåg Thorkildsen

Østfold	S. R. Hansen Leirstein I. Johansen Schou Gåsvatn Forsberg W. Olsen Giltun Hjemdal

Persondata
Name	Traeldal, Torgeir
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian politician
Date of birth	1956
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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