Biography

Date of birth: 18 April 1953 in Øvre Eiker, Buskerud
Son of farmer and timber assessor Einar Lundteigen (1924–2016) and tax assessment secretary Bertha Ek (1927–)

Parliamentary terms

Member of Parliament no. 4 for Buskerud, 1993–1997, Centre Party
Member of Parliament no. 9 for Buskerud, 2005–2009, Centre Party
Member of Parliament no. 9 for Buskerud, 2009–2013, Centre Party
Member of Parliament no. 9 for Buskerud, 2013–2017, Centre Party
Member of Parliament no. 6 for Buskerud, 2017–2021, Centre Party
Member of Parliament no. 3 for Buskerud, 2021–2025, Centre Party

Storting committees

1993–97

Substitute member, Election Committee, 11 October 1993–30 September 1997
Substitute member, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee, 21 October 1993–30 September 1997
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 21 October 1993–30 September 1997

2005–2009

Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 19 October 2005–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2009–30 September 2013
Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 20 October 2009–28 September 2012
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 12 April 2011–30 September 2013
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 28 September 2012–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Election Committee, 8 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017
Member, Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs, 17 October 2013–30 September 2017

2017–2021

Member, Credentials Committee, 2 October 2017–30 September 2021
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 12 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Credentials Committee, 1 October 2021–30 September 2025
Member, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 19 October 2021–21 October 2021
First vice chair, Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs, 21 October 2021–30 September 2025

Parliamentary delegations

1993–97

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1995–

2005–2009

Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 18 October 2007–30 September 2009

2009–2013

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 22 October 2009–30 September 2013

2013–2017

Member, Delegation to the Nordic Council, 24 October 2013–30 September 2017
Substitute member, Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 24 April 2014–17 December 2015
Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2014–30 September 2015

2017–2021

Delegate, UN General Assembly, 1 October 2017–30 September 2018
Substitute member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 24 October 2017–30 September 2021

2021–2025

Member, Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees, 28 October 2021–30 September 2025

Government positions

State secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, 12 May 1999–17 March 2000

Education and professional experience

Education

Examen artium (university qualifying examination), Hokksund 1972
Cand.agric. degree, NLH (agricultural university college) 1977

Professional

Secretary, Norwegian Agrarian Association 1977–1979
Project manager, Ringebu Municipality 1979–1982
Farmer since 1982
Researcher, Agricultural Budget Board 1982–1983
Chief County Agricultural Officer, Buskerud 1983–1986

Appointments

Municipal political service

Member, Øvre Eiker Municipal Council 2003–2005

Public appointments

Vice chair, Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board 1986–1991, member 1991–1992
Member, Income Equalisation Committee 1987–1988
Member, Agricultural Policy Committee 1987–1990
Board member, Committee on Power and Democracy 1998–2003

Elected party positions

Secretary General, Centre Party 1997–1999
Chair, Buskerud Centre Party 2000–2003

Elected positions in organisations

Chair, Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union 1986–1992

Other administrative appointments

Board chair, Vestfossen Innkjøpslag A/S 2018

Publications

Lundteigen, Per Olaf and Anne Grimsrud: Annerledeslandet–som ikke er seg sjøl nok, Cultura Oslo 1997