Bjarne Lyngstad

Bjarne Lyngstad
Minister of Agriculture
In office 12 October 1965 – 21 August 1970
Prime Minister	Per Borten
Preceded by	Leif Granli
Succeeded by	Hallvard Eika
Minister of Local Government
In office 28 August 1963 – 25 September 1963
Prime Minister	John Lyng
Preceded by	Oskar Skogly
Succeeded by	Jens Haugland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1961 – 30 September 1969
Constituency	Nord-Trøndelag
Personal details
Born	(1901-01-09)9 January 1901 Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Died	4 September 1971(1971-09-04) (aged 70)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Politician Farmer

Bjarne Lyngstad (9 January 1901 – 4 September 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.

He was born in Inderøy.

From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng. When another centre-right cabinet was formed in 1965, under Prime Minister Per Borten, Lyngstad was appointed Minister of Agriculture and held this position until 21 August 1970.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1961 and was re-elected on one occasion. During his stints as cabinet member, which included the entire second term, he was replaced by deputy representative Ola H. Kveli. Lyngstad had served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.

Lyngstad was a long-time member of the Inderøy municipality council, serving as deputy mayor in the periods 1945–1947 and 1955 to 1961 and mayor from 1947 to 1952.

References

• "Bjarne Lyngstad" (in Norwegian). Storting.