Knut Aarethun

Knut O. Aarethun
Born (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 83)
OccupationPolitician

Knut O. Aarethun (born 19 January 1942) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

From 1964, he worked in the administration of the Lærdal hospital in his native Lærdalsøyri. In 1967, he was elected to the municipal council for Lærdal Municipality. He was later elected to the Sogn og Fjordane county council, first time in 1981. He became deputy county mayor in 1991, and then county mayor in 1995. He lost his post following the 1999 elections. From 2003 to 2007 he served as mayor of Lærdal Municipality.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "NRK County Encyclopedia of Sogn og Fjordane". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  2. ^ Askheim, Svein; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2024-02-22). "Sogn og Fjordane (tidligere fylke)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-11-21.


Political offices
Preceded by County mayor of Sogn og Fjordane
1995–1999
Succeeded by