Olav Djupvik (5 February 1931 – 31 May 2016) was a Norwegian politician with the

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. He was born in

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as a teacher's son, and spent his professional career as a schoolteacher in Oslo,

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and

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

. He was a member of the executive committee of

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from 1971 to 1979. He was elected to the

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from

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The co ...

in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981.

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1931 births 2016 deaths Norwegian schoolteachers Members of the Storting Oppland politicians Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians Norwegian Lutherans University of Oslo alumni Politicians from Lillehammer 20th-century Norwegian politicians 20th-century Lutherans {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub