Eyvind W. Wang
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Eyvind W. Wang is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
.
He hails from Blommenholm
in Bærum
, and started his career as a car mechanic. He eventually became workshop manager in the company Skotvedt, and later served on its board of directors. He was also a chairman of Vestfjorden Avløpsselskap.
Wang was first elected to Asker
municipal council in 1975, and served as mayor of Asker
municipality from 1980 to 1995. In 1979 he faced the challenge by fellow party member Jens Wisløff
as a mayoral candidate, but won. He was succeeded by Morten Strand
from the same party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus
during the term 1993–1997. He has also chaired the Conservative Party county chapter in Akershus, and has been a member of the central party committee.
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
.
He hails from Blommenholm
Blommenholm
Blommenholm is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population is 2,936.It is served by the train station Blommenholm on the Drammen Line....
in Bærum
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, and started his career as a car mechanic. He eventually became workshop manager in the company Skotvedt, and later served on its board of directors. He was also a chairman of Vestfjorden Avløpsselskap.
Wang was first elected to Asker
Asker
Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...
municipal council in 1975, and served as mayor of Asker
Asker
Asker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Viken traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Asker. The municipality is a suburb of Oslo, the national capital...
municipality from 1980 to 1995. In 1979 he faced the challenge by fellow party member Jens Wisløff
Jens Wisløff
Jens Juell Wisløff was a Norwegian businessman in the asphalt industry and a politician for the Conservative Party.-Political career:...
as a mayoral candidate, but won. He was succeeded by Morten Strand
Morten Strand
Morten Strand is a Norwegian footballer and politician for the Conservative Party.He hails from Bekkestua in Bærum, but now resides in Vollen. In his younger days he was a football goalkeeper for Stabæk, from 1965 to 1974, and Strømsgodset from 1975 to 1976. He has later been involved in the local...
from the same party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
during the term 1993–1997. He has also chaired the Conservative Party county chapter in Akershus, and has been a member of the central party committee.