Karl Johan Edvardsen
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Karl Johan Edvardsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.
He was born in Brunlanes
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold
in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954.
Edvardsen held various positions in Brunlanes
municipality council between 1919 and 1951, serving as deputy mayor in the periods 1928–1931 and 1931–1934 and as mayor in 1934–1937, 1937–1945, 1945–1947 and 1947–1951. He was also a member of Vestfold county council.
He was born in Brunlanes
Brunlanes
Brunlanes is a parish and former municipality within Larvik municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.-History:The parish of Brunlagnæs was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . Small parts of Brunlanes were moved to Larvik in 1875 and to the neighboring municipality Stavern in 1883,...
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He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954.
Edvardsen held various positions in Brunlanes
Brunlanes
Brunlanes is a parish and former municipality within Larvik municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.-History:The parish of Brunlagnæs was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . Small parts of Brunlanes were moved to Larvik in 1875 and to the neighboring municipality Stavern in 1883,...
municipality council between 1919 and 1951, serving as deputy mayor in the periods 1928–1931 and 1931–1934 and as mayor in 1934–1937, 1937–1945, 1945–1947 and 1947–1951. He was also a member of Vestfold county council.