Per Almar Aas

Per Almar Aas (11 June 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.^[1]

Per Almar Aas
Norwegian Parliament
In office 1973–1989
Troms county council
In office 1971–1975
Municipal council of Harstad Municipality
In office 1967–1971
Personal details
Born	11 June 1929 Ballangen Municipality
Died	18 May 2014
Political party	Christian Democratic Party

Life and career

Aas was born in Ballangen Municipality. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973.

On the local level he was a member of the municipal council for Harstad Municipality from 1967 to 1971. From 1971 to 1975 he was a member of Troms county council. He chaired the county party chapter from 1970 to 1973, and was a member of the national party board from 1970 to 1973 and 1985 to 1999.

Outside politics he started his career as a manual laborer in Ballangen Municipality (1945–1950), Snåsa Municipality (1951), Ørsta Municipality (1951–1952) and Volda Municipality (1952–1953). In 1969 he settled in Harstad Municipality to become a school teacher.