Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik (23 February 1892 – 16 July 1972) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament 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 base ...

from

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 ...

in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1950–1953. During this term he served temporarily as a regular representative meanwhile

Jakob Martin Pettersen Jakob Martin Pettersen (11 April 1899 – 8 February 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and Minister of Transport and Communications 1952–1955. Born in Bergen to a factory worker and his wife, Pettersen studied chemistry at ...

were appointed to the Cabinet, until July 1953 when the death of

Ole Jensen Rong Ole Jensen Rong (26 November 1885 – 18 July 1953) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was born in Herdla, Herlø. He was elected to the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was ...

meant that Moe moved up in the hierarchy to be considered a full representative. Pettersen was instead covered by another former deputy representative Gurid Almenningen. Jakobsen Vik was born in Bruvik and a member of Bruvik municipality council from 1931 to 1939, and after World War II he served as mayor from 1945 to 1957. From 1945 to 1950 he was also a member of Hordaland county council.

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* 1892 births 1972 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1890s-stub