Alv Jakob Fostervoll

Alv Jakob Fostervoll (20 January 1932 – 15 June 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as Norwegian Minister of Defence and Governor of Møre og Romsdal.[1]

Alv Jakob Fostervoll
Fostervoll in 1974
County Governor of Møre og Romsdal
In office
1977–2001
Preceded byKåre Ellingsgård
Succeeded byOttar Befring
Minister of Defence
In office
16 October 1973 – 15 January 1976
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byJohan Kleppe
Succeeded byRolf Hansen
In office
17 March 1971 – 18 October 1972
Prime MinisterTrygve Bratteli
Preceded byGunnar Hellesen
Succeeded byJohan Kleppe
Member of the Norwegian Parliament for Møre og Romsdal
In office
1 October 1969 – 30 September 1977
Preceded byAnders Sæterøy
Succeeded byAsbjørn Reidar Jordahl
Personal details
Born(1932-01-20)20 January 1932
Kristiansund, Norway
Died15 June 2015(2015-06-15) (aged 83)
Political partyLabour

Biography

Fostervoll was born at Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He attended the teachers college in Volda and worked as a school teacher prior to entering politics. He held various political position in Kristiansund municipality council from 1959 to 1969, serving as deputy mayor in the period 1967–1969. From 1967 to 1969 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council.[2]

He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He was appointed Minister of Defence in 1971–1972 during the first cabinet and in 1973–1976 during the second cabinet of Prime Minister, Trygve Bratteli. While he was appointed to the cabinet, his place in the Norwegian Parliament was taken by Oskar Edøy.[3][4]

He was the president of the Norwegian Defense Association (Norges Forsvarsforening) from 1981 to 1989 and of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1995 to 2007. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Møre og Romsdal, which he held from 1977 to 2002.[5][6]

Honors

References
  1. "Alv Jakob Fostervoll". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. "Nekrolog: Alv Jakob Fostervoll". Aftenposten. 18 June 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. Egil Helle. "Trygve Bratteli". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. "Alv Jakob Fostervoll". Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. "Norges Forsvarsforening". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. "The Norwegian Atlantic Committee". Den norske Atlanterhavskomité. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

Other sources
Government offices
Preceded by
Gunnar Hellesen		 Norwegian Minister of Defence
1971–1972		 Succeeded by
Johan Kleppe
Preceded by
Johan Kleppe		 Norwegian Minister of Defence
1973–1976		 Succeeded by
Rolf Arthur Hansen
Preceded by
Kåre Ellingsgård		 County Governor of Møre og Romsdal
1977–2002		 Succeeded by
Ottar Befring


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