Magnar Lussand

Magnar Lussand (18 July 1945 – 24 September 2019)^[1] was a Norwegian school principal and politician for the Centre Party.

He was born in Lussand, Ullensvang, and after graduating from teachers' college in 1971 he spent six years as a teacher in Kinsarvik. From 1977 he was an inspector and principal in the neighboring municipality of Granvin.^[2]

Lussand was a member of Ullensvang municipal council from 1976 to 1977, Granvin municipal council from 1980 to 1991, and Hordaland county council from 1984. He served as the mayor of Granvin.^[2] In 1991 Lussand became county mayor (fylkesordfører) of Hordaland. He was succeeded by Gisle Handeland in 1999, who was the first Labour Party representative to hold this position.^[3]

He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland during the term 1997–2001. In total he met during 38 days of parliamentary session.^[4] He died in 2019.^[5]