Eyvind W. Wang (born 8 December 1942) is a Norwegian politician for the

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. Wang is from

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and started his career as a car mechanic. He became a workshop manager at Skotvedt and later served on its board of directors. He was also a chairman of Vestfjorden Avløpsselskap. Wang was first elected to

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in 1975 and served as mayor of

municipality from 1980 to 1995. In 1979 he defeated fellow party member Jens Wisløff for reelection. He was succeeded by

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from the same party. He served as a deputy representative to the

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from

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from 1993 to 1997. He has also chaired the Conservative Party county chapter in Akershus and has been a member of the central party committee.

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1942 births Living people Deputy members of the Storting Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Akershus Asker politicians Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub