Onar Onarheim

Onar Selmer Onarheim (15 October 1910 2 April 1988) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Kvinnherad.

Onar Onarheim
Minister of Fisheries
In office
28 August 1963  25 September 1963
Prime MinisterJohn Lyng
Preceded byNils Lysø
Succeeded byMagnus Andersen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1961  30 September 1969
ConstituencyHordaland
Personal details
Born
Onar Selmer Onarheim

(1910-10-15)15 October 1910
Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway
Died2 April 1988(1988-04-02) (aged 77)
Stord, Hordaland, Norway
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Borghild Lauritzdatter Aas
Children2 (adopted)

Onarheim served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland, during the terms 19611965 and 19651969. From August to September 1963, he served as the Minister of Fisheries during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng.

Onarheim was a member of Stord municipality council from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1983, serving as mayor since 1954 and deputy mayor in 19821983.

Onar Onarheim had two adopted children, Onar Onarheim Jr. and Torunn Onarheim Staurset.

References

  • "Onar Onarheim" (in Norwegian). Storting.
Preceded by
Nils Kristian Lysø
Minister of Fisheries (Norway)
August 1963September 1963
Succeeded by
Magnus Andersen
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