Hallvard Eika (5 December 1920 – 17 May 1989) was a Norwegian politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his first term he served twice in different cabinets. On 21 August 1970 he was appointed

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during the centre-right

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, replacing

Bjarne Lyngstad Bjarne Lyngstad (9 January 1901 – 4 September 1971) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Inderøy. From August to September 1963 he served as the Minister of Local Government and Work Affairs during the short-li ...

. He held the position until the cabinet Borten fell in 1971. Meanwhile, Eika was busy with his appointment to the Borten cabinet, Sigurd Kalheim took his seat in Parliament. When the next centrist government was formed in 1972 by Prime Minister

Lars Korvald (29 April 1916 – 4 July 2006) was a Norway, Norwegian educator and school headmaster. He became associated with the Kristelig Folkeparti, Christian Democratic Party and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament. He served as the 27th prime minis ...

, Eika was appointed

Minister of Trade and Shipping The Minister of Trade and Shipping ( no, Handels- og sjøfartsministeren) was a councilor of state and chief of the Norway's Ministry of Trade and Shipping. The position was created on 6 December 1947 when the position of Minister of Trade and I ...

and again had to leave his seat in Parliament. Again he was replaced by Sigurd Kalheim, who then left the Liberal Party for the Liberal People's Party two months into his tenure. Eika was re-elected to Parliament at the 1973 general elections. He was still a member of the Korvald cabinet for some weeks, until Trygve Bratteli formed his second cabinet, upon which point Eika returned to serve as a Parliament representative. Eivind Øygarden had acted as replacement him during this short period. Eika was mayor of Bø in 1967–1970, and then served as a

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member in the periods 1970–1971, 1975–1979 and 1979–1983. Outside politics he graduated from the

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in 1946. From 1977 to 1985 he was director of agriculture in Telemark county.

References

* 1920 births 1989 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway Ministers of Agriculture and Food of Norway Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Telemark Norwegian College of Agriculture alumni 20th-century Norwegian politicians People from Bø, Telemark {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub