Edmund Fjærvoll
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Edmund Fjærvoll was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
He was born in Bø
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
in 1961, and was elected again in 1969 after serving as a deputy representative since 1965. He had previously been a deputy representative in the periods 1958–1961.
He was the mayor of Hadsel
municipality during the periods 1959–1961 and 1963–1967.
Edmund Fjærvoll is the father of Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
, who later became Government minister, representing the same political party.
He was born in Bø
Bø, Nordland
Bø is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straume...
.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
in 1961, and was elected again in 1969 after serving as a deputy representative since 1965. He had previously been a deputy representative in the periods 1958–1961.
He was the mayor of Hadsel
Hadsel
Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokmarknes, and the other village on the island of Hadseløya is Melbu. Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipality during the periods 1959–1961 and 1963–1967.
Edmund Fjærvoll is the father of Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Dag Jostein Fjærvoll is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. He was Minister of Defence 1997-1999, and Minister of Transport and Communications 1999-2000 for the Christian People's Party....
, who later became Government minister, representing the same political party.