Eilif Åsbo (22 May 1905 – 13 December 1973) was a Norwegian

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, Banker and politician.

Personal life

Åsbo was born in

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

to lecturer and school principal Einar Aas (not to be confused with

Einar Jan Aas Einar Jan Aas (born 12 October 1955) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a central defender. He was the first Norwegian to play professionally in England and Germany. Club career Aas started his career in Moss FK in 1973. In 1976, they ...

, the football player) and Margrethe Viker. He married Berit Pedersen in 1937.

Career

Åsbo served as director of

Vestlandsbanken Vestlandsbanken was a bank based in Bergen, Norway. It was established in 1926 and explicitly did all its business in Nynorsk. In 1975, it merged with the Oslo-based Oslo Nye Sparebank, also it a Nynorsk-bank. In 1987, Vestlandsbanken merged with ...

from 1956 to 1972. He was elected deputy representative to the

Storting 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 ...

for the period 1961–1965 for the Centre Party from the constituency of

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

.. He was decorated

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, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1968.

References

1905 births 1973 deaths People from Sandnes Centre Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub