Kristen K. Flaa
Norwegian farmer
Kristen K. Flaa (3 October 1925 – 10 January 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.
Career
He was a farmer and chaired Aust-Agder Agrarian Association from 1955 to 1960. He served as mayor of Birkenes Municipality from 1972 to 1991 and county mayor of Aust-Agder from 1972 to 1975.
Flaa also chaired the boards of Fædrelandsvennen and Sørlandsbanken, and was a board member of Norske Melkeprodusenters Landsforbund from 1971 to 1982. The King's Medal of Merit in Gold was bestowed upon Flaa in 1992.
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