Hallvard Eika (5 December 1920 – 17 May 1989) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his first term he served twice in different cabinets. On 21 August 1970 he was appointed

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during the centre-right

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, replacing

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. He held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971. Meanwhile, Eika was busy with his appointment to the Borten cabinet, Sigurd Kalheim took his seat in Parliament. When the next centrist government was formed in 1972 by Prime Minister

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, Eika was appointed

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and again had to leave his seat in Parliament. Again he was replaced by Sigurd Kalheim, who then left the Liberal Party for the Liberal People's Party two months into his tenure. Eika was re-elected to Parliament at the 1973 general elections. He was still a member of the Korvald cabinet for some weeks, until

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formed his second cabinet, upon which point Eika returned to serve as a Parliament representative. Eivind Øygarden had acted as replacement him during this short period. Eika was mayor of Bø in 1967–1970, and then served as a

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member in the periods 1970–1971, 1975–1979 and 1979–1983. Outside politics he graduated from the

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in 1946. From 1977 to 1985 he was director of agriculture in Telemark county.

References

* 1920 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of trade and shipping of Norway Ministers of agriculture and food of Norway Mayors of places in Telemark Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni People from Bø, Telemark Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973 {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub