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

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Biography

Fostervoll was born at

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, Norway. He attended the teachers college in

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and worked as a school teacher prior to entering politics. He held various political position in the

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for

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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. He was elected to the

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from

in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He was appointed

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in 1971–1972 during the first cabinet and in 1973–1976 during the second cabinet of Prime Minister,

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. While he was appointed to the cabinet, his place in the Norwegian Parliament was taken by

Oskar Edøy Oskar Edøy (30 August 1916 – 5 April 2008 in Edøy Municipality) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previ ...

. 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

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, which he held from 1977 to 2002.

Honors

*Commander of the

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, 1995 *Commander of the 1st degree

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, 1993 *Commander of the

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, 1998 *King Olav Vs Jubilee Medal, 1957–1982, 1982

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fostervoll, Alv Jacob 1932 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Kristiansund Volda University College alumni Government ministers of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians County governors of Norway Møre og Romsdal politicians Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian non-fiction writers Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Ministers of defence of Norway Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973