Odd Vattekar (2 January 1918 in

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– 19 February 1992) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions, serving until 1981. On the local level he was a member of the executive committee of the municipal council for

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from 1955 to 1962 and again from 1967 to 1971. In 1979, he was appointed County Governor of Vestfold, a position which he held until his retirement in 1988. Outside politics he spent his entire professional career at the company ''Nordisk Aluminiumindustri'', serving the last three years as director. He fought in the

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. During

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he fought as a member of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vattekar, Odd 1918 births 1992 deaths Norwegian people of the Spanish Civil War International Brigades personnel Norwegian resistance members Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Vestfold politicians County governors of Norway Members of the Storting 1977–1981 Members of the Storting 1973–1977 Members of the Storting 1969–1973