Eyvind W. Wang (8 December 1942 – 3 August 2024) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.

Life and career

Wang was from

Blommenholm Blommenholm is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population (2007) is 2,936.Bærum Bærum () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Akershus County, Norway. It forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a populatio ...

and started his career as a car mechanic. He became a workshop manager at car dealership Skotvedt and later served on its board of directors. He was also a chairman of Vestfjorden Avløpsselskap. Wang was first elected to

Asker Asker (), also called Asker proper (''Askerbygda'' or ''gamle Asker'' in Norwegian), is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway, located approximately 20km southwest of Oslo. From 2020 it is part of the ...

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in 1975 and served as mayor of Asker from 1980 to 1995. In 1979 he defeated fellow party member Jens Wisløff for reelection. Wang was later succeeded by Morten Strand from the same party. Wang also served as a deputy representative to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

from

Akershus Akershus () is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, though Oslo is not located within Akershus. Akershus has been a region in Eastern Norway with Oslo as its main city since the Middle Ages, and is named after the Akers ...

from 1993 to 1997. He met during seven days of parliamentary session. He has also chaired the Akershus Conservative Party chapter and has been a member of the central party committee. Wang died from a brain haemorrhage at Bærum Hospital, on 3 August 2024, at the age of 81.

References

1942 births 2024 deaths Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Asker politicians {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub