Øivin Skappel Fjeldstad (born 6 February 1936) is a Norwegian banker and politician for the

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Personal life

He was born in

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as a son of conductor

Øivin Fjeldstad Øivin Fjeldstad (2 May 1903 – 16 October 1983) was a Norway, Norwegian Conducting, conductor and violinist. Fjeldstad was artistic director and principal conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic from 1962 to 1969. Biography A native of Oslo, Øivi ...

(1903–1983) and housewife Julie Skappel (1910–1996). He is a brother of actress

Lise Fjeldstad Lise Barbra Skappel Fjeldstad (born 17 June 1939) is a Norwegian actress, and daughter of the conductor and violinist Øivin Fjeldstad. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1963, she started working at Det Norske Teatret (the ...

and brother-in-law of

Per Sunderland Per Sunderland (9 October 1924 – 4 June 2012) was a Norwegian stage actor and film actor. He made his stage debut at Studioteatret in 1945. He performed at Det Norske Teatret from 1949, at Det Nye Teater from 1951, at Folketeatret from 1952, ...

Early life and professional career

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secondary education in 1955, commerce school in 1956, officer training in 1957 and graduated from the

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...

with the siv.øk. degree in 1961. He chaired the student society there in 1960. He was a consultant for

Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk Norcem Brevik is a cement factory located at Brevik in Porsgrunn, Norway. Established as Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk in 1916, production commenced in 1919. The plant merged with Christiania Portland Cementfabrikk and Nordland Portland Cementfa ...

from 1961 to 1965, office manager for

Årdal og Sunndal Verk Årdal og Sunndal Verk or ÅSV is a defunct Norwegian state owned company that operated the aluminum plants in Årdal, Sunndal, Høyanger and Holmestrand. The company was established to take advantage of the hydro-electric power plants in the re ...

from 1965 to 1968, financial director for

Follum Fabrikker Norske Skog Follum is a paper mill located in Follum in Norway. The mill is part of the Norske Skog Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Follum Fabrikker (also Follum træsliberi). It has three paper machines and produces 410,000 tonnes o ...

from 1968 to 1978 and

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from 1978 to 1981. He then started a banking career in

Bergen Bank Bergen Bank was a Norwegian commercial bank in existence between 1975 and 1990. It was created as a merger between Bergens Privatbank (founded in 1855) and Bergens Kreditbank (founded in 1928) while the bank Kvam Privatbank was acquired in 1979. ...

in 1982, being promoted to vice chief executive in 1983 and later serving as vice chief executive in

Den norske Bank Den norske Bank or DnB was a Norwegian bank that existed between 1990 and 2003 when it merged with Gjensidige NOR to form DnB NOR (now DNB ASA). The bank's headquarters were in Bergen, Norway. DnB was created as a merger between Bergen Bank and ...

from 1990 to 1993. From 1993 to 1997 he was the chief executive of Den norske Bank Luxembourg, and from 1998 to 2003 he was a senior adviser in Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein. He has chaired

Kistefos Træsliberi The Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill ( no, Kistefos Træsliberi) is a former pulp mill and hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power plant in Jevnaker, Norway. It was founded by Kistefos at the river Ranelva, Randselva in 1889. History The mill was founded ...

from 1982 to 1986 (board member 1981 to 1994), Nord & Syd Kredittforsikring from 1986 to 1988 (board member since 1983), DnB Investment Fund SICAV from 1987 to 1999, Atlantic Securities ASA from 1998 to 2000 and the Anders Jahre Humanitarian Foundation from 1999. He was a board member of Ringerikes Sparebank (1978–1982), Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder (1978–1982), Aker Trøndelag (1978–1982), Stord Verft (1978–1982), Nylands Verksted (1978–1982), Fjerndata 1979–1982), Nortank (1979–1982), Trajan (1979–1982), Norgeskreditt (1985–1992), Deutsch-Skandinavische Bank (1985–1993), Viul Tresliperi (1987–1997), Den norske Bank Luxembourg (1992–1998), Greenfield Holding (2000–2004), Fred. Olsen Energy (2002–), Dextra Musica (2005–2007) and AL industrier (2005–). He was a supervisory council member of

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(1984–1997) (chair since 1986) and Verdipapirsentralen (1985–1995), corporate council member of Follum Fabrikker (1973–1980 and 1985–1988) and Tofte Industrier (1983–1985). In the cultural life, he chaired the council of the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 18 ...

from 1984 to 1996.

Political career

As he moved around in Norway, he was a member of

Høyanger Høyanger () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjebø, ...

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1967-1968 and Ringerike municipal council 1975-1987. He chaired the local party chapter from 1975 to 1979. He was elected as a deputy representative to the

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from

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

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. From October 1981 to January 1982 he met regularly in Parliament, filling in for

Mona Røkke Mona Scobie Røkke (3 March 1940 – 13 July 2013) was a Norwegian and politician for the Conservative Party. She was the Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1985. Early life and career She was born in Drammen as a daughter of Randal William Scobi ...

who was a part of

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. In total he was present during 187 days of parliamentary session.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fjeldstad, Oeivin Skappel 1936 births Living people Politicians from Oslo People from Høyanger People from Ringerike (municipality) Norwegian School of Economics alumni Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian bankers Sogn og Fjordane politicians Buskerud politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians Businesspeople from Oslo