Erling Johannes Norvik

Erling Johannes Norvik (27 April 1899–27 November 1964) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and was briefly the acting County Governor of Finnmark county from September 1945 until November 1945 at the end of World War II.[1]

Erling Johannes Norvik
Acting Governor of Finnmark
In office
1945–1945
Preceded byPeder Holt
Succeeded byHans Gabrielsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
for Kjøpstedene i Nordland, Troms og Finnmark (representative #4)
In office
1950–1953
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen (1950-1951)
Oscar Torp (1951-1953)
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
for Finnmark (representative #4)
In office
1954–1957
Prime MinisterOscar Torp (1954-1955)
Einar Gerhardsen (1955-1957)
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
for Finnmark (representative #3)
In office
1958–1961
Prime MinisterEinar Gerhardsen (1958-1961)
Personal details
Born(1899-04-27)27 April 1899
Trondenes, Norway
Died27 November 1964(1964-11-27) (aged 65)
Vadsø, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Political partyConservative Party
SpouseAndrea Esbensen
ChildrenErling Norvik
Parents
  • Peder Norvik (father)
  • Lea Margrethe Hansen (mother)
ProfessionPolitician

Personal life

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He was born to Peder Norvik and Lea Margrethe Hansen on 27 April 1899 in Trondenes Municipality in Troms county, Norway. He was married to Andrea Esbensen. Erling Norvik is their son. Erling Johannes Norvik died on 27 November 1964 in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway at the age of 64.

Education and career

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He graduated from the Trondhjems Handelsgymnasium school in 1917. Norvik was very active in politics. He chaired the local Conservative Party chapter several times (1925-1926, 1939-1940, 1948), as well as the regional chapter (1948-1952). He was also a member of the national Conservative Party board from 1950 to 1961.[2]

He began his career as a clerk for the Finnmark County Municipality in 1918. He later became a secretary for the county tax administration office in Finnmark from 1926-1935. Norvik was a member of the municipal council of Vadsø Municipality from 1931 to 1936. After the occupation of Norway was ended there was no government in Finnmark county, so he was appointed to temporarily be the county governor from September to November 1945.[1] Shortly after that, he was appointed to the executive committee which ran Vadsø Municipality from 1947–1951. Norvik was head of the tax office in Finnmark from 1948-1962.[2]

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament for the Conservative Party for the constituency of the "Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark" for the term from 1950-1953. In 1953, he was re-elected, but for the constituency of Finnmark county. He was reelected in 1957 to represent Finnmark. He was also member of the Supervisory Board of Norges Bank from 1957-1964.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bottolfsen, Øystein (1990). Finnmark fylkeskommunes historie 1840-1990 (in Norwegian). Vadsø: Finnlands fylkeskommune. p. 360. ISBN 9788299138055.
  2. ^ a b c "Erling Johannes Norvik" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
Government offices
Preceded by Acting County Governor of Finnmark
Sept 1945–Nov 1945
Succeeded by