Career
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.
Grimstad is married and has two adult daughters.
Grimstad"s youngest daughter Kamilla (17) died in a disastrous fire shortly before Christmas 2008.