About Olav Oksvik
Lived 1887 – 1958 (aged 71). Olav Oksvik was a Norwegian politician and manual worker.
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.
In 1928 he helped launch the newspaper Romsdal Folkeblad. In January 1941 he was ordered by Nasjonal Samling to become mayor of Bolsøy Municipality, which he categorically refused. He temporarily served as the acting Minister of Agriculture from 1947 to 1948 in place of Kristian Fjeld.
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Who was Olav Oksvik?
Norwegian politician (1887-1958)
When was Olav Oksvik born?
Olav Oksvik was born on 7 May 1887 in Stranda Municipality.
When did Olav Oksvik die?
Olav Oksvik died on 16 September 1958 in Oslo.
What was Olav Oksvik's occupation?
Olav Oksvik was a politician and manual worker.
What nationality was Olav Oksvik?
Olav Oksvik was Norwegian.
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