Torstein Selvik (8 October 1900 – 10 September 1983) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in

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. Despite being almost 40 years old at the time, Selvik fought in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign with the 4th Brigade in

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. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.

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* 1900 births 1983 deaths People from Hordaland Norwegian Army personnel of World War II Norwegian newspaper editors Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian writers 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub