Olav Oksvik
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Olav Berntsen Olsvik | |
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Governor of Møre og Romsdal | |
In office 1952–1958 | |
Preceded by | Trygve Utheim |
Succeeded by | Erling Anger |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 1 January 1928 – 31 December 1953 | |
Constituency | Møre og Romsdal |
Vice President of the Odelsting | |
In office 10 December 1945 – 12 January 1953 | |
President | C. J. Hambro |
Succeeded by | Peder Leier Jacobsen |
Minister of Agriculture and Food | |
In office 6 December 1947 – 6 March 1948 | |
Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen |
Preceded by | Kristian Fjeld |
Succeeded by | Kristian Fjeld |
Personal details | |
Born | Stranda, Norway | 7 May 1887
Died | 16 September 1958 Oslo, Norway | (aged 71)
Citizenship | Norway |
Parents |
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Profession | Politician |
Olav Berntsen Oksvik (7 May 1887 – 16 September 1958) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties. He served as a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1928 until 1952 and then as the County Governor of Møre og Romsdal county from 1952 until his death in 1958.[1][2]
In 1928 he helped launch the newspaper Romsdal Folkeblad.[3] In January 1941 he was ordered by Nasjonal Samling to become mayor of the municipality of Bolsøy, which he categorically refused.[4] He temporarily served as the acting Minister of Agriculture from 1947 to 1948 in place of Kristian Fjeld.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Olav Oksvik" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Norderval, Ingunn, ed. (2009-02-13). "Olav Oksvik". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ Norderval, Ingunn. 1989. Olav Oksvik: medmenneske og politiker. Oslo: Tiden, p. 31.
- ^ Pryser, Tore (1988). Klassen og nasjonen 1935-1946. Volume four of Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tiden. p. 325. ISBN 82-10-02754-9.