Onar Onarheim

Onar Selmer Onarheim (born May 15, 1910 in Kvinnherad , † April 2, 1988 in Stord ) was a Norwegian economic functionary and politician of the conservative Høyre party . From August 28, 1963 to September 25, 1963 he was the Minister of Fisheries in his country. From 1970 to 1975 he was in charge of the Norwegian industrial association Norges Industriforbund .

Life

Onarheim was the oldest of ten children and went to a commercial high school after graduating from middle school in 1926. From 1928 to 1929 he was active at sea. In 1937 he became a chemical engineer . He then had various jobs as a chemist and in fishmeal and herring oil production in Northern Norway, Iceland and Western Norway. From 1939 to 1943 he was the manager of the herring oil factory founded by his father. In 1955 he took over the management of a shipyard in Stord .

In the period from 1947 to 1964 and from 1979 to 1983 he was a member of Stord's local parliament. He was mayor of the municipality from 1954 to 1964 and again from 1979 to 1982. Onarheim was also a member of the Fylkesting of the then Hordaland Province from 1945 to 1963 . In the two legislative periods from 1961 to 1969 he was the so-called first Vararepresentant , i.e. a substitute member, for Hordaland in the national parliament, the Storting . As such, it was used on 121 days. On August 28, 1963, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries in the newly formed Lyng government. He held the office until the resignation of the government on September 25, 1963. He later refused to become a minister again.

From 1970 to 1975 Onarheim worked as general director of the Akergruppen . From 1970 to 1975 he was President of the Norwegian branch of the Council of Builders of Large Ships Within EEC (CEBLS). He was then the President of the Norwegian industrial association Norges Industrivorbund until 1977 . In 1984 his autobiography Min tørn was published.

Awards

• 1965: Order of Saint Olav (knight, 1st class)
• 1974: Wasaorden (commander)
• 1976: Order of Saint Olav (Commander)

Web links

• Onar Onarheim the Storting (Norwegian)
• Onar Onarheim im Norsk biografisk leksikon (Norwegian)
• Onar Onarheim in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)