About Odvar Omland
Lived 1923 – 2025 (aged 101). Odvar Omland was a Norwegian politician.
Omland served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1977–1981.
On the local level, he held several positions, including as a councillor in Kragerø; as both Deputy Mayor and Mayor of Sauherad; and three terms as a member of Asker municipal council, including spells as Deputy Mayor and Mayor between 1992 and 1995.
He stood again in the 2019 municipal and county council elections, aged 96, the oldest candidate in the country.
Personal life and death Omland was married to his wife Ester until her death from Alzheimer's disease in 2016.
Omland died on 2 July 2025, at the age of 101.
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Norwegian politician
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Odvar Omland was born on 18 July 1923 in Skien.
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Odvar Omland died on 2 July 2025 in Asker.
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Odvar Omland was a politician.
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Odvar Omland was Norwegian.
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