Olav Oksvik

Olav Berntsen Olsvik
Olav Berntsen Olsvik
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	7 May 1887; Stranda, Norway
Died	16 September 1958 (aged 71); Oslo, Norway
Citizenship	Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Mother	Ingeborg Fixdal
Father	Bernt Olsen Oksvik
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

"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.

Government offices
Preceded by Trygve Utheim	County Governor of Møre og Romsdal 1952–1958	Succeeded by Erling Anger
Preceded by Kristian Fjeld	Acting Minister of Agriculture 6 Dec 1947–6 Mar 1948	Succeeded by Kristian Fjeld

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[storting-1] "Olav Oksvik" (in Norwegian). Storting.

[nbl-2] Norderval, Ingunn, ed. (2009-02-13). "Olav Oksvik". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

[3] Norderval, Ingunn. 1989. Olav Oksvik: medmenneske og politiker. Oslo: Tiden, p. 31.

[4] 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.