Egil Aarvik

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Egil Aarvik

Egil Aarvik (* 12. December 1912 in Børsa , Fylke Sør-Trøndelag , † 19th July 1990 ) was a Norwegian politician of Kristelig Folkeparti (KrF), twelve years as a member of the Storting , 1965-1971 Minister of Social Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Per Borten and between 1972 and 1973 President of the Lagting , one of the Storting departments that still existed at the time. He was also between 1982 and 1990 chairman of the Storting appointed five-member Nobel Committee , which awards the Nobel Peace Prize.

Life

Work for the Inner Mission and journalist

Aarvik, son of construction worker Julius Aarvik and his wife Louise Lie, began working as a secretary at the Norwegian Lutheran Society for Internal Mission (Det norske lutherske Indremisjonsselskap) after graduating from youth school in 1934 and continued this activity until 1937. During this time he attended a Bible school of the Society for Inner Mission in 1936 and was briefly secretary of the Inner Mission in Denmark in 1937 .

During the Second World War he was secretary of the Inner Mission in Stavanger from 1940 to 1946 and then became a journalist in 1947 and in 1950 editor of the daily newspaper Dagsavisa, which appeared in Trondheim . In addition to his journalistic activities Aarvik early 1950s also began his political career in local politics and was 1951-1955 member of the municipal council of the then existing municipality Strinda . After renaming from Dagsavisa to Folkets Framtid , Aarvik was editor of this daily newspaper published by Kristelig Folkeparti between 1958 and 1965. In addition, he was committed to the Blue Cross , a Christian organization for self-help with addictions , and was chairman of Det Blå Kors i Norge between 1960 and 1962 , of which he had previously been a member of the state board since 1958.

Storting member and minister of social affairs

After he was vice-member of the Storting between 1958 and 1961, Aarvik was elected as a candidate for Kristelig Folkeparti in the election of September 11, 1961 , and represented the interests of Oslo until the election of September 13, 1965 . During this time he was between October 1, 1961 and September 30, 1965 secretary of the KrF faction and at the same time from October 13, 1961 to September 30, 1965 chairman of the social committee of Storting.

On October 12, 1965, Aarvik was appointed by Prime Minister Per Borten as Minister of Social Affairs (Sosialminister) in his government and held this ministerial office until the end of Borten 's term of office on March 17, 1971.

In the election of September 8, 1969 , he was re-elected as a member of the Storting and initially again represented the interests of Oslo and then, from the election of September 10, 1973 to the election of September 12, 1977, the Fylke Akershus .

President of the Lagting and Chairman of the Nobel Committee

After that, he was on 18 October 1972 to 30 September 1973 Vice-Chairman of the KrF Group in the Storting, and between 24 October 1972 and, the September 30, 1973 President of the Lagting, next to the Odelsting one of the then existing departments Storting. He was then from October 9, 1973 until his departure from parliament on September 30, 1977 Vice President of the Lagting.

After leaving the government and Storting, Aarvik was chairman of the works councils of the oil and gas company Statoil from 1973 to 1984 and from 1977 to 1981 advisor and head of personnel for Church Emergency Aid (Kirkens Nødhjelp) .

In 1982 Aarvik was appointed chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, succeeding John Sanness , of which he was previously vice-chairman between 1975 and 1982. This committee appointed by Storting, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize, he headed until he was replaced by Gidske Anderson in 1990.

Publications

  • Did he fall off? , Stavanger 1941
  • Løftet av stormen , Stavanger 1942
  • Vi gjemmer oss på bedehuset , Oslo 1954
  • Silly troll og menn til kjerringer , Oslo 1956
  • Lesar-Jens , 1957
  • Den som hadde penger , 1959
  • Kristenliv i Norge , co-editors Martin Ski and Per Voksø, Oslo 1962
  • Kvinnen fra Samaria , Oslo 1973
  • Syn på saker , 1982
  • Smil i alvor - fragmenter av et liv , Oslo 1985

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Norwegian Nobel Committee 1901-2014 on the Nobel Prize homepage
personal data
SURNAME Aarvik, Egil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian politician (Kristelig Folkeparti), minister and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Børsa , Fylke Sør-Trøndelag
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1990