Alv Jakob Fostervoll (20 January 1932 – 15 June 2015) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

politician for the Labour Party. He served as

Norwegian Minister of Defence The Norwegian defence minister, Minister of Defence is the head of the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. The position has existed since 1814. The incumbent minister since 12 April 2022 is Bjørn Arild Gram of the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party. ...

and

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Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

Biography

Fostervoll was born at

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

, Norway. He attended the teachers college in

Volda Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. Other villages in the municipality include Dravlaus, Fyrde, Straumshamn, Leira, Bjørke, and Gro ...

and worked as a school teacher prior to entering politics. He held various political position in

municipality council from 1959 to 1969, serving as deputy mayor in the period 1967–1969. From 1967 to 1969 he was also a member of Møre og Romsdal county council. He was elected to the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

from

in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. He was appointed

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

in 1971–1972 during the first cabinet and in 1973–1976 during the second cabinet of Prime Minister,

Trygve Bratteli (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the No ...

. While he was appointed to the cabinet, his place in the Norwegian Parliament was taken by

Oskar Edøy Oskar Edøy (30 August 1916 – 5 April 2008 in Edøy) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He ...

. He was the president of the Norwegian Defense Association (''Norges Forsvarsforening'') from 1981 to 1989 and of the Norwegian Atlantic Committee from 1995 to 2007. His career in politics ended with the post of County Governor of Møre og Romsdal, which he held from 1977 to 2002.

Honors

*Commander of the Order of St. Olav, 1995 *Commander of the 1st degree

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

, 1993 *Commander of the

Order of the Crown (Belgium) The Order of the Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne, nl, Kroonorde) is a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Order is one of Belgium's highest honors. History The Order was established on October 15, 1897 by King Leopold II * ...

, 1998 *King Olav Vs Jubilee Medal, 1957–1982, 1982

References

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* 1932 births 2015 deaths Politicians from Kristiansund Volda University College alumni Government ministers of Norway Labour Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians Members of the Storting County governors of Norway Møre og Romsdal politicians Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian schoolteachers Norwegian non-fiction writers Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Commanders First Class of the Order of the Dannebrog Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) Defence ministers of Norway {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub