Øivin Skappel Fjeldstad (born 6 February 1936) is a Norwegian banker and politician for the Conservative Party.

Personal life

He was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

as a son of conductor Øivin Fjeldstad (1903–1983) and housewife Julie Skappel (1910–1996). He is a brother of actress

Lise Fjeldstad Lise Barbra Skappel Fjeldstad (born 17 June 1939) is a Norwegian actress, and daughter of the conductor and violinist Øivin Fjeldstad. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1963, she started working at Det Norske Teatret (the ...

and brother-in-law of

Per Sunderland Per Sunderland (9 October 1924 – 4 June 2012) was a Norwegian stage actor and film actor. He made his stage debut at Studioteatret in 1945. He performed at Det Norske Teatret from 1949, at Det Nye Teater from 1951, at Folketeatret from 1952, ...

Early life and professional career

He finished secondary education in 1955, commerce school in 1956, officer training in 1957 and graduated from the

Norwegian School of Economics The Norwegian School of Economics ( no, Norges Handelshøyskole) or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and is a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of ...

with the siv.øk. degree in 1961. He chaired the student society there in 1960. He was a consultant for Dalen Portland Cementfabrikk from 1961 to 1965, office manager for Årdal og Sunndal Verk from 1965 to 1968, financial director for Follum Fabrikker from 1968 to 1978 and Akers Mekaniske Verksted from 1978 to 1981. He then started a banking career in Bergen Bank in 1982, being promoted to vice chief executive in 1983 and later serving as vice chief executive in Den norske Bank from 1990 to 1993. From 1993 to 1997 he was the chief executive of Den norske Bank Luxembourg, and from 1998 to 2003 he was a senior adviser in Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein. He has chaired Kistefos Træsliberi from 1982 to 1986 (board member 1981 to 1994), Nord & Syd Kredittforsikring from 1986 to 1988 (board member since 1983), DnB Investment Fund SICAV from 1987 to 1999, Atlantic Securities ASA from 1998 to 2000 and the Anders Jahre Humanitarian Foundation from 1999. He was a board member of Ringerikes Sparebank (1978–1982), Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder (1978–1982), Aker Trøndelag (1978–1982), Stord Verft (1978–1982), Nylands Verksted (1978–1982), Fjerndata 1979–1982), Nortank (1979–1982), Trajan (1979–1982), Norgeskreditt (1985–1992), Deutsch-Skandinavische Bank (1985–1993), Viul Tresliperi (1987–1997), Den norske Bank Luxembourg (1992–1998), Greenfield Holding (2000–2004), Fred. Olsen Energy (2002–), Dextra Musica (2005–2007) and AL industrier (2005–). He was a supervisory council member of Det Norske Luftfartsselskap (1984–1997) (chair since 1986) and Verdipapirsentralen (1985–1995), corporate council member of Follum Fabrikker (1973–1980 and 1985–1988) and Tofte Industrier (1983–1985). In the cultural life, he chaired the council of the Oslo Philharmonic from 1984 to 1996.

Political career

As he moved around in Norway, he was a member of

Høyanger Høyanger () is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Høyanger. Other villages in Høyanger municipality include Austreim, Bjordal, Kyrkjeb� ...

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...

1967-1968 and Ringerike municipal council 1975-1987. He chaired the local party chapter from 1975 to 1979. He was elected as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Ha ...

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. From October 1981 to January 1982 he met regularly in Parliament, filling in for

Mona Røkke Mona Scobie Røkke (3 March 1940 – 13 July 2013) was a Norwegian and politician for the Conservative Party. She was the Minister of Justice from 1981 to 1985. Early life and career She was born in Drammen as a daughter of Randal William Scobi ...

who was a part of Willoch's First Cabinet. In total he was present during 187 days of parliamentary session.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fjeldstad, Oeivin Skappel 1936 births Living people Politicians from Oslo People from Høyanger People from Ringerike (municipality) Norwegian School of Economics alumni Norwegian Army personnel Norwegian bankers Sogn og Fjordane politicians Buskerud politicians Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians Businesspeople from Oslo