Oskar Jarle Grimstad

Oskar Jarle Grimstad (born 8 November 1954) is a Norwegian politician representing the Progress Party (FrP) for Møre og Romsdal. He is a member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment.^[1]

Oskar Jarle Grimstad
Grimstad in 2009
Member of Parliament for Møre og Romsdal
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 September 2009
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-08) 8 November 1954 (age 70) Hareid Municipality, Norway
Political party	Progress Party
Spouse	Lillian Grimstad
Children	2
Occupation	Politician

Grimstad was a member of the Progress Party's central board between 1999 and 2008. Grimstad was deputy mayor of Hareid Municipality between 1999 and 2003, and then a member of the Møre og Romsdal county council between 2003 and 2009.^[1] He was successfully nominated for the Storting in second place on FrP's Møre og Romsdal ballot ahead of the 2009 parliamentary election.

Aside from politics, Grimstad has been a seaman, and a welder. Since 1976, he has been the director of three metalworking firms.^[1] Grimstad is married and has two daughters.^[2] Grimstad's youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a fire shortly before Christmas 2008.^[3]