Erling Norvik

Erling Norvik
Norvik in 1970.
County Governor of Østfold
In office 1 October 1986 – 31 December 1998
Monarchs	Olav V Harald V
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland Jan P. Syse Thorbjørn Jagland Kjell Magne Bondevik
Preceded by	Lars Korvald
Succeeded by	Edvard Grimstad
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 25 August 1984 – 20 April 1986
First Deputy	Kaci Kullmann Five
Second Deputy	Arne Skauge
Preceded by	Jo Benkow
Succeeded by	Rolf Presthus
In office 12 May 1974 – 4 May 1980
First Deputy	Lars T. Platou Jo Benkow
Second Deputy	Jo Benkow Astrid Gjertsen
Preceded by	Kåre Willoch
Succeeded by	Jo Benkow
General Secretary of the Conservative Party
In office 26 April 1970 – 12 May 1974
Leader	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Gudvin Låder Ve
Succeeded by	Fridtjov Clemet
First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 26 April 1970 – 19 March 1972
Leader	Kåre Willoch
Succeeded by	Lars T. Platou
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1961 – 30 September 1973
Constituency	Finnmark
Personal details
Born	(1928-04-09)9 April 1928 Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway
Died	31 December 1998(1998-12-31) (aged 70) Oslo, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Kate Norvik Marion Oline Sætermo (formerly)

Erling Norvik (9 April 1928 – 31 December 1998) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.

Norvik was born in Vadsø, the son of Erling Johannes Norvik, who served in the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) from 1949 to 1961. The younger Norvik started his professional career as a journalist for the regional paper Finnmarken when he was 12 years old and was elected to Stortinget in 1961 from his native county, Finnmark, succeeding his father.

Norvik was seated in the legislature for three successive periods, from 1961 to 1973 and then resigned to become the leader of the Conservative Party, a post he held from 1974–1980 and 1984–1986. He turned down a ministerial post in 1981, choosing instead to work in the prime minister office's of his party colleague Kåre Willoch.

In 1986 he was appointed Governor ("Fylkesmann") of Østfold county, as which he served for 12 years.

References

• "Erling Norvik" (in Norwegian). Storting.